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title: "Priority interface"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/JMWE/462159986/Priority%20interface"
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> Macro (aura-html)

This document details the methods of the [Priority](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/priority/Priority.html) interface you can use on the priority of an issue, such as those returned by the [Getters](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JMWE/Accessing+the+fields+of+an+issue) when you [access the Priority field](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/display/JMWE/Standard+JIRA+fields#StandardJIRAfields-Priority).

| **Method** | **Return type** | **Returns** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [getName](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/IssueConstant.html#getName())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Name of the priority |
| [getId](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/IssueConstant.html#getId())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Id of the priority |
| [getDescription](https://developer.atlassian.com/static/javadoc/jira/reference/com/atlassian/jira/issue/IssueConstant.html#getDescription())`()` | [String](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/index.html?java/lang/String.html) | Description of the priority |