WebShortcutNode (Web API 2021)

All Superinterfaces:

WebNode, WebPromptableNode, WebPromptSite

All Known Subinterfaces:

WebGridUnitShortcutNode, WebRefNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

WebGridUnitShortcutNodeImpl
```
public interface WebShortcutNode
extends WebPromptableNode
```
The WebShortcutNode interface represents a shortcut node within an expression. This interface contains methods specific to a shortcut node. For methods which apply to all nodes, see the WebNode interface, which this one extends.

Since:

MicroStrategy Web 7.3.1 or earlier

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`WebObjectInfo`	`getDataSetObj()`	Returns the data set object a metric belongs to.
`WebObjectInfo`	`getTarget()`	Returns the object which the shortcut refers to.
`void`	`setDataSetObj(WebObjectInfo objectInfo)`	Sets the data set object a metric belongs to.
`void`	`setTarget(WebObjectInfo objectInfo)`	Sets the object which the shortcut refers to.

Methods inherited from interface com.microstrategy.web.objects.WebNode
appendChild, clear, clearPlaceHolder, containsPrompts, createPlaceHolder, getCanExpand, getChild, getChildCount, getDataType, getDimensionality, getDimensionalityType, getDisplayName, getExpressionType, getFirstChild, getIsIndependentCSI, getIsSpliced, getKey, getLastChild, getNextSibling, getNodeType, getParent, getPlaceHolder, getPreviousSibling, getShortXML, getTag, getUCFlag, hasChildNodes, hasPlaceHolder, insertAfter, insertBefore, isCancelledPrompt, removeChild, replaceChild, setCanExpand, setDataType, setDimensionalityType, setDisplayName, setExpressionType, setIsIndependentCSI, setIsSpliced, setTag, setUCFlag

Methods inherited from interface com.microstrategy.web.objects.WebPromptSite
getPromptInstances

- Method Detail
  - getTarget
```
WebObjectInfo getTarget()
```
    Returns the object which the shortcut refers to.
    
    Returns:
    
    A WebObjectInfo object which describes the object which the shortcut node refers to.
    
    See Also:
    
    setTarget(com.microstrategy.web.objects.WebObjectInfo)
  - setTarget
```
void setTarget(WebObjectInfo objectInfo)
        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the object which the shortcut refers to.
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectInfo - A WebObjectInfo object which describes the object which the shortcut node will refer to.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if the given target is null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getTarget()
  - getDataSetObj
```
WebObjectInfo getDataSetObj()
```
    Returns the data set object a metric belongs to. This property is used for shortcut nodes in the RS conditional formatting metric expressions.
    
    Returns:
    
    A WebObjectInfo a data set object.
    
    Since:
    
    MicroStrategy Web 9.0.0
  - setDataSetObj
```
void setDataSetObj(WebObjectInfo objectInfo)
```
    Sets the data set object a metric belongs to. This property is used for shortcut nodes in the RS conditional formatting metric expressions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectInfo - A WebObjectInfo a data set object.
    
    Since:
    
    MicroStrategy Web 9.0.0