Retrieve the Event Name

Definition:	getEventName() → `str`
Description:	Retrieves the name of the Event.
Parameters:	This method does not take any arguments.
Returns:	A string containing the name of the Event.

The following script retrieves the name of an Event:

from io.hevo.api import Event

def transform(event):
    # Get event name from the event #
    <event_name> = event.getEventName()

    return event

Sample Transformation

The following script demonstrates how this method can be used to filter Events named Clay County:

from io.hevo.api import Event

def transform(event):
    # Get the Event name
    eventName = event.getEventName()
    properties = event.getProperties()

    # Filter Events #
    if eventName == "Clay County":
        return None

    properties['County'] = eventName
    
    return event

Sample Output

Based on the value of eventName in the sample Event:

The Event is filtered if its name is Clay County:
A property named County is added to the Event if the name is not Clay County:

Retrieve the Event Name

Sample Transformation

Sample Output

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