Does the built-in code editor have syntax correction or highlighting?

[jglez1]

Sometimes when writing code in SN, I'll mistype a variable name or function and I won't notice the error until after I test the script and it fails. It also takes a while to read through the code and find which line is the culprit.

I was wondering if there's syntax checking built into SN and if so how to enable it?

Thanks,

Jorge

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @jglez1 

Might be helpful

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-api-reference/page/script/debugging/concept/c_ScriptSyn...

[Community Alums]

Hi @jglez1 ,

We have script debuger to debug the code, you can put the break points and click on script debugger and check where the issue is coming. 

Many times we write same GlideRecord with same syntax so ServiceNow provide us functionlity know as Macro Editors (syntax_editor_macro) you can define some code here and you just write the keywords and you got the code.

For example : 

Here we have the code for GlideRecord so in background script we just want to write vargr (Name of Macro)

and it gives the code

And we have the code for GlideRecord as we mentioned above 

You can check below links as well to debug your code 

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/vancouver-api-reference/page/script/debugging/concept/c_ScriptSyn...

https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/learn/courses/utah/app_store_learnv2_scripting_utah_script...

Please mark my answer correct and helpful if this works for you

Thanks and Regards 
Sarthak