g_form Methods

• Access GlideForm methods using the g_form global object

  • g_ form. <method name> (parameter information) ;

    => Syntax

• Examples
• g_form. setValue ('impact ', 1);
• g_form.showFieldMsg( state' , 'Change is waiting approval', ' info');

Commonly used g_form method examples

• Draw attention to an area on the form: flash(), showFieldMsg()
• Get field information: getValue(), getReferenceO
• Change a field value: setValue(), clearValue()
• Change a choice list: addOption(), clearoptions()
• Get form information: getSections(), isNewRecord()
• Form actions: addlnfoMessage(), clearMessages()

GlideForm methods are only used client-side.

Examples:

• g_form.addlnfoMessage() — displays an informational message at the top of a form.
• g_form.addOption() — adds an option to the end of a Choice list.
• g_form.clearMessages() — removes messages previously added to the form.
• g_form.clearoptions() — removes all options from a Choice list.
• g_form.clearValue() — clears a field's value.
• g_form.flash() — flashes a field's label to draw attention to it.
• g_form.getReference() — retrieves a reference object from the database.
• g_form.getSections() — returns the elements of a form's section as an array.
• g_form.getValue() — retrieves a field's value.
• g_form.isNewRecord() — returns true if a record has never been saved.
• g_form.setValue() — sets a field's value.
• g_form.showFieldMsg() — displays a message under a form field.