Public Method Author API

getStatus()

Gets the current status of the Item being edited.

You would want to use this method so that you can show the Item status in your custom authoring UI, for example.

Examples

var itemStatus = authorApp.getStatus();
console.log(itemStatus);

Arguments

None.

Return value

  • string

    Returns the status of the current Item which can be either:

    • "published",
    • "unpublished", or
    • "archived".

  • boolean

    Returns false if not in the Item editor view.

Related articles

  • The setStatus() method, which allows you to set the Activity status.
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