# getFieldValue

The `getFieldValue` method gets the value of a field in a document. To return the values of a multi-value field, see getFieldValues.

## Syntax

    getFieldValue( fieldname [, case])

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`fieldname` | (string) The name of the field to be retrieved.
`case` | (boolean) A boolean that specifies whether `fieldname` is case-sensitive. The argument is case sensitive by default (`true`).

## Returns

(String). A string containing the value.

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