getParametersAsJSON()

Retrieves the current custom parameters for the canvas app. Parameters are returned as a JSON string.

Signature

public String getParametersAsJSON()

Return Value

Type: String

Usage

Use this method to get the current custom parameters for the canvas app. The parameters are returned in a JSON string that can be de-serialized by using the System.JSON.deserializeUntyped(jsonString) method.

Custom parameters can be modified by using the Canvas.EnvironmentContext.setParametersAsJSON(jsonString) string.

Example

This example gets the current custom parameters, de-serializes them into a map, and prints the results to the debug log.

Canvas.EnvironmentContext env = renderContext.getEnvironmentContext();

// Get current custom params
Map<String, Object> currentParams = 
    (Map<String, Object>) JSON.deserializeUntyped(env.getParametersAsJSON());
System.debug('Environment Context custom paramters: ' + currentParams);