how to get display value?

[Kiddy1]

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var fake=current.u_fake;

var fake2='op'+fake.getDisplayValue();

is this correct?

[jiu]

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[Harsh Vardhan]

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[Swarup Patra]

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[Swarup Patra]

The code you provided seems to be trying to retrieve a value from a field named 'u_fake' from the current record and then concatenate 'op' to the display value of that field. However, there are a few potential issues with this code: 1. The variable 'fake' is assigned the value of 'current.u_fake'. This implies that 'u_fake' is a field in the current record. If 'u_fake' is not a field in the current record, this will result in an error. 2. The method 'getDisplayValue()' is used on 'fake'. This method is used to get the display value of a field. If 'u_fake' is not a reference field, this method may not return the expected result. 3. The variable 'fake2' is assigned the value of 'op' concatenated with the display value of 'fake'. If 'fake' does not have a display value, 'fake2' will be assigned the value 'op'. Here's a corrected version of the code: javascript if (current.isValidField('u_fake')) { var fake = current.getValue('u_fake'); var fake2 = 'op' + fake; } In this version, the code first checks if 'u_fake' is a valid field in the current record. If it is, it retrieves the value of 'u_fake' and assigns it to 'fake'. Then it concatenates 'op' with 'fake' and assigns the result to 'fake2'. nowKB.com

[cloudops]

No, the code you provided is not correct. Here's the correct way to do it:

- First, you need to check if the field 'u_fake' exists in the current record.
- Then, you can get the display value of 'u_fake' and concatenate it with 'op'.
- The correct code should look like this:

javascript
if (current.isValidField('u_fake')) {
var fake = current.u_fake;
var fake2 = 'op' + fake.getDisplayValue();
} else {
gs.addErrorMessage('Field u_fake does not exist');
}

Here's the breakdown:

- current.isValidField('u_fake'): This checks if the field 'u_fake' exists in the current record.
- var fake = current.u_fake;: This gets the value of 'u_fake' from the current record.
- var fake2 = 'op' + fake.getDisplayValue();: This concatenates 'op' with the display value of 'u_fake'.
- gs.addErrorMessage('Field u_fake does not exist');: This displays an error message if 'u_fake' does not exist.

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