\n Line break not working in UI Action script

[bradfournier]

I have a script in a UI action that copies the work notes from one record into a new one. I'm adding on to a string using '+=' but it is not rendering the new lines when I use '\n'. \n works fine when I use it in other scripts, but for some reason not here. Below is the relevant part of the script, and a screenshot of how it is currently resolving.

var new_notes = '';
var old_notes = new GlideRecord('sys_journal_field');
old_notes.addQuery('element_id', current.sys_id);
old_notes.addQuery('element', 'work_notes');
old_notes.orderByDesc('sys_created_on');
old_notes.query();
while (old_notes.next()) {
new_notes += old_notes.sys_created_by + ' - ' + old_notes.sys_created_on + ' - ' + old_notes.value + '\n\n';
}

This is how it currently renders the work notes in the new record. You can see 4 individual notes (test notes 1, test notes 2, etc.) but it does not add any space between them.

BradFournier - 2017-11-28 16:19:41 - test notes 4BradFournier - 2017-11-28 16:19:31 - test notes 3BradFournier - 2017-11-28 16:19:20 - test notes 2BradFournier - 2017-11-28 16:19:09 - test notes 1

Looking for any help figuring out why it's not adding line breaks where I have '\n\n' at the end of the string.

Thanks!

[sachin_namjoshi]

Please modify your code like below

1. var new_notes = '';  
2. var old_notes = new GlideRecord('sys_journal_field');  
3. old_notes.addQuery('element_id', current.sys_id);  
4. old_notes.addQuery('element', 'work_notes');  
5. old_notes.orderByDesc('sys_created_on');  
6. old_notes.query();  
7. while (old_notes.next()) {  
8. new_notes += old_notes.sys_created_by + ' - ' + old_notes.sys_created_on + ' - ' + old_notes.value + '\n'+'\n';  
9. }  

Regards,

Sachin

[bradfournier]

Hi Sachin,

Unfortunately that does not work. It renders the same way as my original code.

Thanks,

Brad

[sachin_namjoshi]

Please modify your code like below

1. var old_notes = new GlideRecord('sys_journal_field');
2. old_notes.addQuery('element_id', current.sys_id);
3. old_notes.addQuery('element', 'work_notes');
4. old_notes.orderByDesc('sys_created_on');
5. old_notes.query();
6. while (old_notes.next()) {
7. new_notes += "\n\n" + old_notes.sys_created_by + ' - ' + old_notes.sys_created_on + ' - ' + old_notes.value
8. }

Regards,

Sachin

[bradfournier]

Hi Sachin,

That also renders the same way.

Thanks,

Brad