Need to update scripted if statement from '!=' to does not contain

[LRhodes]

Hi all,

I have a script I'm using to hide a variable field on a catalog item. Currently I have the below client script which triggers the following script include which essentially looks are the current users u_partner_role field and if it is not 'Principal' then it hides the field from them.

I need to update it so that it does not contain 'Principal' as we can have data such as 'Principal Director' etc. I know how to do this in a query but not so sure with an IF statement. Any assistance appreciated.

Client Script

function onLoad() {
   //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
	
	var ga = new GlideAjax('userUtils');
	ga.addParam('sysparm_name','getPartnerRole');
	ga.getXML(checkPartnerRole);
	
	function checkPartnerRole(response){
		var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
		//If the users Partner Role contains 'Principal', hide the Principle Partner field
		if(answer != 'Principal')
			g_form.setDisplay('principal_partner_to_join',false);
			g_form.setMandatory('principal_partner_to_join',false);
	}
	
}

Script Include

var userUtils = Class.create();
userUtils.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {
	
	getPartnerRole: function() {
		
		var currentUser = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
		currentUser.get(gs.getUserID());
		
		if (currentUser.u_partner_role){
			return currentUser.getDisplayValue('u_partner_role');
		}
		else {
			return "No department";
		}
	},

    type: 'userUtils'
});

[Elijah Aromola · Accepted solution]

You need to see if the string contains that string. 

function onLoad() {
	//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

	var ga = new GlideAjax('userUtils');
	ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'getPartnerRole');
	ga.getXML(checkPartnerRole);

	function checkPartnerRole(response) {
		var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
		//If the users Partner Role contains 'Principal', hide the Principle Partner field
		if (answer.toLowerCase().indexOf('principal') > -1) {
			g_form.setDisplay('principal_partner_to_join', false);
			g_form.setMandatory('principal_partner_to_join', false);
		}
	}
}

 indexOf() returns the first index that the string can be found. If it's -1, it wasn't found. If it's 0 or greater, it has been found.

[LRhodes]

Thank you Elijah - that's brilliant, and worked a treat. Thank you for the explanation also, useful for future usage.