
admin.databaseValidateFieldPath( config as element(configuration), database-id as (Number|String), field-path as element(db.fieldPath) ) as null
This function validates the specified field path. If the specified path is not valid, it throws an exception, otherwise it returns the empty sequence.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| config | A configuration specification, typically as returned from one of the Admin module functions. | 
| database-id | 
	      The ID of the database (for example,
	      
	      xdmp.database("myDatabase")).
       | 
	    
| field-path | 
	      The field path specification, typically the result of a call to
          
          admin.databaseGetFieldPaths.
       | 
	    
const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
const config = admin.getConfiguration()
const databaseid = xdmp.database("Documents")
const field = "myField"
const fieldPath =
   admin.databaseGetFieldPaths(config, databaseid, field)
admin.databaseValidateFieldPath(config, databaseid, fieldPath)
 //returns empty if the patha is OK, throws an exception if the path
 //is not valid 
    
  
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