Filters Collection

The Filters collection contains all Filter objects in a query.

Discussion

Use this collection to select or remove a Filter object.

This collection is an IBM® Cognos® object. Each Query and Report object in a model may contain a Filters collection. A filter represents a condition that must be met before data can be retrieved from a data source.To return this collection, use the Filters property.

Use the Add method to add a new Filter object to the collection. Use the Remove method to remove a Filter object.

These tables list related methods and properties.

Method	Description
Add Method ()	Adds a Filter object to the collection.
Item Method	Selects a specific Filter object in the collection.
Remove Method	Removes a specific Filter object from the collection.

Property	Description
Application Property	Returns the Transformer Application object.
Count Property	Returns the number of Filter objects in the collection.
Parent Property	Returns the parent object.

Examples

new_package = model.Packages.Add()
new_query = new_package.Queries.Add()
new_filter = new_query.Filters.Add()