Most common API used in client side script

There are two object which been used very frequently at client side.

1. 1. g_form
   2. g_user

The GlideForm client-side API provides methods for managing form and form fields like:

• • Retrieve a field value on a form
  • Hide a field
  • Make a field read-only
  • Write a message on a form or a field
  • Add fields to a choice list
  • Remove fields from a choice list

Most commonly used GlideForm(g_form) methods are:

• • getValue()
  • addOption()
  • clearOptions()
  • addInfoMessage()
  • addErrorMessage()
  • showFieldMsg()
  • clearMessages()
  • getSections()
  • getSectionName()

The GlideUser API provides methods and non-method properties for finding information about the currently logged in user and their roles.

The GlideUser API has properties and methods to retrieve the user’s:

• • First name
  • Full name
  • Last name
  • User ID
  • User name

The GlideUser API also has methods for determining if a user has a specific role.

function onLoad() {
   //Type '' appropriate comment here, and begin script below
    g_form.showErrorBox('assigned_to', 'Info message');
    alert(g_form.getValue('short_description'));
    g_form.addInfoMessage('Testing');
    g_form.addErrorMessage('Testing2');
    g_form.showFieldMsg('assigned_to', 'Info message');
    confirm('Hi');
    g_form.getSections()[1].hide(); 
    
    alert(g_user.hasRole('itil'));
    alert(g_user.hasRoleExactly('itil'));
    
    
    
}