gs.getUser().getPreference() it returns me an object, but the data is a string

Fabrizio Joaqui · ‎06-17-2022

i made this function to take user preference in script server:


it returns me an object, why?

The value is a string.

Hitoshi Ozawa · ‎06-18-2022

Hi Fabrizio,

According to the documentation, getPreference() returns a "String". Note the uppercase "S". This denotes that the returned type is an Object of type String. This is different from primitive type "string".

https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_typeof.asp

https://www.tutorialsteacher.com/articles/how-to-get-type-of-object-in-javascript

Try the following using "new String()". This will return an object of type "String" and not a primitive "string".

prefReport = new String('test');
gs.info(typeof(prefReport));

Result:

*** Script: object

If it's necessary to get type as a string, use "String()" without the "new" to create a primitive "string".

var prefReport = String(gs.getUser().getPreference('alm_asset.db.order'));
gs.info(typeof(prefReport));

Result

*** Script: string

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Aman Kumar S · ‎06-17-2022

A/C SN docs:

The getPreference() method returns a string containing the value of the preference requested, or null if no such preference is defined.

Can you explicitly change the value to string using JSON.stringify(prefReport); and check the alert or logs

Best Regards
Aman Kumar

Fabrizio Joaqui · ‎06-17-2022

I did as you said but in the logs it keeps giving me 'object'

Aman Kumar S · ‎06-17-2022

I tried this:

gs.info(gs.getUser().getPreference('catalog_script_client.db.order'));

Its giving me the correct value.

Try with:

gs.getUser().getPreference('custom_report.main');

I hope you are writing this in a server side editor, doesn't work on client side.

Best Regards
Aman Kumar

Fabrizio Joaqui · ‎06-17-2022

var prefReport = gs.getUser().getPreference('custom_report.main');

yes, give me the value but if you try to write

gs.info(typeof(prefReport));

it gives me an object not a string, i need a string, i also tried JSON.stringify(prefReport) but it doesn't works