How to build an array with GlideRecord and remove duplicates before returning to catalog client script?

[patricklatella]

Hi all,

finding this oddly frustrating...I've got a GlideAjax calling a script include to look up the sys_user_delegate table and return values based on the GlideRecord to populate a read only field on a form, and remove duplicates before sending back.

anyone see what's wrong with this script?  thanks!

Script include:

var AjaxGetDelegates = Class.create();
AjaxGetDelegates.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

getDelegates:function(){

//var delList = [];

var user = this.getParameter('sysparm_user');

var delegates = new GlideRecord('sys_user_delegate');
delegates.addQuery('user',user);
delegates.query();

var delList = [];

while(delegates.next()){
var dels = delegates.delegate; //field on the delegate table I want to return
delList.push(dels);
//delList = delList + delegates.delegate+',';
}
var arrayUtil = new ArrayUtil();
delList = arrayUtil.unique(delList);
return delList;
}
});

[siva_]

If you can even mention your client script code that would be a bit more helpful 

Thanks,

Siva

[patricklatella]

Hi Siva,

here's the client script:

function onLoad() {

//look up sys_user_delegate table and populate "my_delegates" field

var user = g_form.getValue('current_user');

var gr = new GlideAjax('AjaxGetDelegates');
gr.addParam('sysparm_name','getDelegates');
gr.addParam('sysparm_user',user);
gr.getXML(setDelegates);

//populate the my_delegates field
function setDelegates(response){
var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
alert('answer is '+answer);
if(answer == '' || answer == undefined){
return false;
}else{
var arr = answer.split('||');

if (window === null)

g_form.setValue('my_delegates',arr);
}
}

[siva_]

Just after running an initial run in Background script i think the issue you are facing is getting a single sys id in your result if i am not wrong 

Just modify your code a little bit as below 

var dels = delegates.delegate.toString(); //field on the delegate table I want to return 

and that should work

i have run this in my background script and its working 

var delList = [];

while(delegates.next()){
var dels = delegates.delegate; //field on the delegate table I want to return
delList.push(dels);
//delList = delList + delegates.delegate+',';
}
var arrayUtil = new ArrayUtil();
delList = arrayUtil.unique(delList);
return delList;
}

Hope this helps 

Mark this response as correct if that resolves your query 

Thanks,

Siva

[patricklatella]

so with a gs.info log I'm seeing the correct array get built, but this is what the alert in the client script is showing.  Odd???