GlideDocument - Client

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  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
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    • The GlideDocument API provides methods to search a Document Object Model (DOM) element, a document, or a JQuery element.

    You can use this API in client-side scripts using ListV2 and ListV3 APIs. The GlideDocument APIs are accessed using the g_document global object.

    GlideDocument - getElement(String selector, Element context)

    Returns a node found in the specified DOM based context or created from the HTML context.

    Tableau 1. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    selector String or Object Selector expression
    context String or Object Optional. DOM Element, document, or JQuery object to search.
    Tableau 2. Returns
    Type Description
    node Node that matches the selector.

    This example shows how to get the list view name value from a UI page.

    //HTML entry
<input type="hidden" id="list_view" name="list_view" value="${sysparm_list_view}" />

// Client script
var listView = g_document.getElement('#list_view').value;

    GlideDocument - getElements(String selector, Element context)

    Returns a node list found in the specified DOM based context or created if an HTML context is specified.

    Tableau 3. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    selector String or Object The selector expression
    context String or Object (Optional) A DOM Element, document, or JQuery object to be searched.
    Tableau 4. Returns
    Type Description
    node list A list of nodes that matches the selector.