returns value for named field

     $dataItem->get_value($name)

Parameters:

• $name - name or alias of the field

allows to set value of named field

      $dataItem->set_value($name,$value)

Parameters:

• $name - name or alias of the field
• $value - new value

returns id of the item:

    $dataItem->get_id();

allows to set id of the item:

    $dataItem->set_id($value);

Parameters:

• $value - id of the item

returns index of current item ( for example, in grid , it will be an index of row )

    $dataItem->get_index();

calling skip method will result in ignoring current item while rendering output. It allows to define custom filtering rules

    $dataItem->skip();