difference between getTableName and class name

[Amey3]

Hi 

I am looking  for  the difference between getTableName() and sys_class_name

any approach with practical implementation is appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

Amey

[Allen Andreas · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please reference this post which asks the same question: https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=6a3e87eddb9cdbc01dcaf3231f96... and contains use cases, etc.

Essentially, once is utilizing a field on a table to retrieve that information whereas the other is calling a function...to then go and get it. So it's advisable to use the field versus calling a separate function to go and retrieve it if it exists (i.e. only exists on tables extended from Task).

Please mark reply as Helpful/Correct, if applicable. Thanks!

[Amey3]

Thanks for the Link.

It is pretty much useful

[Allen Andreas]

Hi,

You're welcome. Are you sure that the reply you marked Correct is actually Correct and helped guide you appropriately?

If you don't mind, please review these responses as I feel pretty strongly I covered it correctly.

You can only mark one reply as Correct and that post below contains misinformation, in my opinion.

Thanks!

[Amey3]

@Allen A  Marking your response as correct.

I usually don't follow the Question Thread which are not marked correct.

The Thread which you gave is informative but isn't marked correct. I actually went through it but that wasn't marked correct so just put it aside for while and posted the question directly on community.

Thanks