GlideModal - Client

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  • The GlideModal API provides methods for displaying a content overlay, known as a modal. Modals are interactive windows that appear above a page and close when a user takes an action. You can use a modal to display information, ask questions, or perform actions.

    Use the GlideModal methods in scripts anywhere that you can use client-side JavaScript. These methods are most often called from a UI action with the Client check box selected.

    For modal options and compatibility in Configurable Workspace in the Next Experience UI, refer to the following:
    図 : 1. Example modal
    Example overlay
    Modals can contain different types of content such as:
    • Static text
    • Dynamic text
    • Forms
    • Images
    • Buttons
    Using this API you can:
    • Get an existing modal.
    • Create modal content from a UI page or from passed HTML.
    • Set the title in the modal.
    • Set the width of the modal.
    • Get and set preferences.
    • Switch modal views.
    To make a modal appear in the UI you must call one of the render methods:
    The following code example shows how to create and render a modal using the UI page "UI_dialog_name".
    var dialog = new GlideModal("UI_dialog_name");
    
    //Set the dialog title
    dialog.setTitle('Show title');
    
    //Set the dialog width		      	
    dialog.setWidth(550);
    
    //Display the modal
    dialog.render();
    This code example shows how to create and render a modal using the renderWithContent() method and HTML to define the content of the modal.
    function cancelDialog(){
    
      var dialog = new GlideModal('cancelTask');
      //Sets the dialog title
      dialog.setTitle('Cancel Task');
      //Set up valid custom HTML to display
      dialog.renderWithContent('<div style="padding:15px"><p>What action do you want to take?</p>
        <p><select name="cancellation" id="taskCancellation" class="form-control">
        <option value="cancelOnly" role="option">Cancel this task but keep the requested item open</option>
        <option value="cancelAll" role="option">Cancel this and all other tasks, closing the requested item</option>
        </select></p><div style="padding:5px;float:right"><button style="padding:5px;margin-right:10px" 
        onclick="window.changeTaskAction(this.innerHTML,jQuery(\'#taskCancellation\').val())" 
        class="btn btn-default">Abort</button><button style="padding:5px" class="btn btn-primary" 
        onclick="window.changeTaskAction(this.innerHTML,jQuery(\'#taskCancellation\').val())">Cancel Task</button></div></div>');
    
      //Use the windows object to ensure the code is accessible from the modal dialog
      window.changeTaskAction = function(thisButton, thisAction){
    
        //Close the GlideModal dialog window
        dialog.destroy();
    
        //Submit to the back-end
        if(thisButton=='Cancel Task'){
          if(thisAction=="cancelAll"){
            g_form.setValue('state',4);//Closed Incomplete -- will close the Requested Item and all other open tasks
          }else{
            g_form.setValue('state',7);//Closed Skipped -- will only close this task
          }
             //Regular ServiceNow form submission
             gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(), 'cancel_sc_task');
          }
       };
       return false;//Prevents the form from submitting when the dialog first load
    }
    注:
    This is a fully-featured replacement for the GlideWindow and GlideDialogWindow APIs.

    GlideModal - GlideModal(String id, Boolean readOnly, Number/String width)

    Creates an instance of the GlideModal class.

    表 : 1. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    id String Name of theUI page to load into the modal.

    You can also specify either the glide_modal_confirm or glide_modal_info modals that are provided in the base system.

    Table: UI Page [sys_ui_page]

    readOnly Boolean Optional. Flag that indicates whether the content in the modal is read-only.
    Valid values:
    • true: Content is read only.
    • false: User can modify the content.

    Default: false

    width Number or String Optional. Width of the modal in pixels or the modal CSS class. If a pixel width is passed, it aligns the specified width with the corresponding CSS class.
    Possible modal CSS classes:
    • modal-alert: (300 px) Assigned when the specified width is 0 to 349 pixels.
    • modal-sm: (400 px) Assigned when the specified width is 350 to 449 pixels.
    • modal-md: (600 px) Assigned when the specified width is 450 to 649 pixels.
    • modal-lg: (900 px) Assigned when the specified width is 650 to 900 pixels.

    Default: modal-md

    Maximum width: 900 pixels

    注:
    You can also set the modal width using the setWidth() method.

    The following code example shows how to create a GlideModal object using an existing UI page.

    var dialog = new GlideModal('UI_dialog_name');
    
    //Set the dialog title
    dialog.setTitle('Show title'); 
    
    //Set the desired preferences
    dialog.setPreference('table', 'task'); 			
    dialog.setPreference('name', 'value');        	
    
    //Opens the dialog
    dialog.render();

    The following code example shows how to create a GlideModal object using the glide_modal_confirm file.

    var dialog = new GlideModal('glide_modal_confirm', true, 300);
    dialog.setTitle(new GwtMessage().getMessage('Confirmation'));
    dialog.setPreference('body', new GwtMessage().format("This will complete all update sets in the batch. Continue changing state to complete?"));
    dialog.setPreference('focusTrap', true);
    dialog.setPreference('onPromptComplete', doComplete);
    dialog.setPreference('onPromptCancel', doCancel);
    dialog.render();
    	
    function doComplete() {
      callback(true);
    }
    	
    function doCancel() {
      callback(false);
    }

    GlideModal - destroy()

    Closes the current modal.

    表 : 2. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None None None
    表 : 3. Returns
    Type Description
    None None

    The following code example shows how to use the destroy() method to close a modal.

    function cancelDialog(){
    
    var gmod = new GlideModal('cancelTask');
      //Sets the dialog title
      gmod.setTitle('Cancel Task');
      //Set up valid custom HTML to be displayed
      gmod.renderWithContent('<div style="padding:15px"><p>What action do you want to take?</p>
        <p><select name="cancellation" id="taskCancellation" class="form-control">
        <option value="cancelOnly" role="option">Cancel this task but keep the requested item open</option>
        <option value="cancelAll" role="option">Cancel this and all other tasks, closing the requested item</option>
        </select></p><div style="padding:5px;float:right"><button style="padding:5px;margin-right:10px" 
        onclick="window.changeTaskAction(this.innerHTML,jQuery(\'#taskCancellation\').val())" 
        class="btn btn-default">Abort</button><button style="padding:5px" 
        class="btn btn-primary" onclick="window.changeTaskAction(this.innerHTML,jQuery(\'#taskCancellation\').val())">
        Cancel Task</button></div></div>');
    
      //Use the windows object to ensure our code is accessible from the modal dialog
      window.changeTaskAction = function(thisButton, thisAction){
    
        //Close the glide modal dialog window
        gmod.destroy();
    
        //Submit to the back-end
        if(thisButton=='Cancel Task'){
          if(thisAction=="cancelAll"){
            g_form.setValue('state',4); //Closed Incomplete -- closes the Requested Item and all other open tasks
          }else{
            g_form.setValue('state',7); //Closed Skipped -- only closes this task
          }
          //Regular ServiceNow form submission
          gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(), 'cancel_sc_task');
        }
      };
      return false; //Prevents the form from submitting when the dialog first load
    }

    The following code example shows how to use GlideModal.get().destroy() to close a modal in a client script. The following button should be declared in the UI page HTML: <button onclick="closeMe()">close</button>.

    function closeGlideModal() {
      try {
        GlideModal.get().destroy();
      } catch (err) {
        console.warn("closeGlideModal ERROR: " + err.message);
        var x = document.getElementById('THE_NAME_OF_YOUR_UI_PAGE' + '_closemodal');
        if (x) {
          x.click();
        } else {
          console.warn("No 'X' close button found!");
        }
      }
    }
    
    function closeMe() {
      setTimeout(function() {
        closeGlideModal();
      }, 100);
    }

    GlideModal - get(String id)

    Returns the GlideModal object identified by the specified UI page name.

    Use this method to obtain the GlideModal object to use in other GlideModal operations such as, GlideModal.get().destroy().

    表 : 4. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    id String Name of theUI page associated with the modal.

    You can also specify either the glide_modal_confirm or glide_modal_info modals that are provided in the base system.

    Table: UI Page [sys_ui_page]

    表 : 5. Returns
    Type Description
    GlideModal Requested GlideModal object.

    This example shows how to use the get() method to obtain the modal that you want to close using the destroy() method.

    // If the modal was initially created like this:
    
    var dialog = new GlideModal("glide_modal_confirm"); 
    dialog.render();
    
    // Code using the modal
    ...
    
    // Now use the get() and destroy() methods to close the modal
    var glideModal = new GlideModal().get("glide_modal_confirm");
    glideModal.destroy();
    
    // You can also code it like this:
    // GlideModal.prototype.get('glide_modal_confirm').destroy();

    GlideModal - getPreference(String name)

    Returns the value of the specified preference (property).

    Invoking actions that create the modal typically also create the necessary preferences for the modal using the GlideModal - setPreference(String name, String value) method. The UI page client script can then consume these preferences using this method.

    表 : 6. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    name String Name of the preference value to retrieve. This value must have previously been set on the modal using the setPreference() method.
    表 : 7. Returns
    Type Description
    String Specified preference's value.

    This example shows a simple case of setting a preference and then retrieving that preference from a specified modal.

    var dialog = new GlideModal('UI_dialog_name');
    //Sets the dialog title
    dialog.setTitle('Modal title');
    
    //Sets the value of the preference table
    dialog.setPreference('table', 'incident');
    
    //Gets the value of the preference table
    var title = dialog.getPreference('table');

    GlideModal - render()

    Renders the UI page specified when the API was instantiated in the modal. You must call this method after you define the modal for it to appear in the UI.

    Call this method when you use a UI page to generate the content in your modal. If you want to display HTML within a modal, call GlideModal - renderWithContent(String html) to render the modal.

    表 : 8. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    表 : 9. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    The following code example shows how to instantiate a GlideModal object using the UI page "UI_dialog_name", set the title and width of the modal, and then display the modal in the UI (render).

    var dialog = new GlideModal("UI_dialog_name");
    
    //Set the dialog title and width
    dialog.setTitle('Show title');		      	
    dialog.setWidth(550);
    
    //Display the dialog
    dialog.render();

    GlideModal - renderWithContent(String html)

    Displays a modal with the specified string-based HTML content.

    Use the renderWithContent() method in lieu of the render() method when deriving the modal content from HTML.

    表 : 10. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    html String HTML content to display in the modal.
    表 : 11. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    This code example shows how to display a modal that is constructed using the passed HTML string which contains a list of choices that the user can select from.

    function cancelDialog(){
    
      var dialog = new GlideModal('cancelTask');
    
      // Sets the dialog title
      dialog.setTitle('Cancel Task');
    
      // Set up valid custom HTML to display
      dialog.renderWithContent('<div style="padding:15px">
        <p>What action do you want to take?</p>
        <p><select name="cancellation" id="taskCancellation" class="form-control">
        <option value="cancelOnly" role="option">Cancel task but keep requested item open
        </option>
        <option value="cancelAll" role="option">Cancel this and all other tasks, closing the
        requested item</option></select></p><div style="padding:5px;float:right"><button 
        style="padding:5px;margin-right:10px onclick="window.changeTaskAction(this.innerHTML,
        jQuery(\'#taskCancellation\').val())" class="btn btn-default">Abort</button>
        <button style="padding:5px" class="btn btn-primary" 
        onclick="window.changeTaskAction(this.innerHTML,jQuery(\'#taskCancellation\').val())">
        Cancel Task</button></div></div>');
    
      // Use the windows object to ensure the code is accessible from the modal dialog
      window.changeTaskAction = function(thisButton, thisAction){
    
        // Close the GlideModal dialog window
        dialog.destroy();
    
        // Submit to the back-end
        if(thisButton=='Cancel Task'){
          if(thisAction=="cancelAll"){
            // Closed Incomplete -- will close the Requested Item and all other open tasks
            g_form.setValue('state',4);
          }else{
            // Closed Skipped -- will only close this task
            g_form.setValue('state',7);
          }
             //Regular ServiceNow form submission
             gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(), 'cancel_sc_task');
          }
       };
    
       // Prevents the form from submitting when the dialog first loads
       return false;
    }

    GlideModal - setPreference(String name, String value)

    Sets the specified field on the current form to the specified value.

    表 : 12. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    name String Name of the form field to update.

    If this field does not exist on the current form, the request is ignored.

    value String Value to store in the specified form field.
    表 : 13. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    The following code example shows how to set the table preference to 'task' and the name preference to 'value'.

    var dialog = new GlideModal('UI_dialog_name');
    
    //Set the dialog title
    dialog.setTitle('Show title'); 
    
    //Set the desired preferences
    dialog.setPreference('table', 'task'); 			
    dialog.setPreference('name', 'value');        	
    
    //Opens the dialog
    dialog.render();

    GlideModal - setPreferenceAndReload(Object properties)

    Sets the specified preferences and then reloads the modal.

    表 : 14. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    properties Object Name-value pairs to set as preferences in the format.
    表 : 15. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    In this example, the setPreferenceAndReload() function sets preferences and reloads the modal with updated preferences. The modal renders with the initial preferences, and after 5 seconds the setPreferenceAndReload() is called and reloads the modal with the updated preferences.

     // UI Page to render in the GlideModal is 'glide_modal_confirm'
     var glideModal = new GlideModal("glide_modal_confirm", false, 600);
     glideModal.setTitle(getMessage("Confirmation"));
     glideModal.setPreference("body", getMessage("Are you sure you want to reject this deal registration? This action cannot be undone."));
     glideModal.setPreference('buttonLabelComplete', getMessage("Reject"));
     glideModal.setPreference('buttonLabelCancel', getMessage("Cancel"));
     glideModal.render();
    
     var preferences = {
         "body": "THIS IS THE UPDATED BODY PREFERENCE",
         "buttonLabelComplete": "NEW REJECT",
         "buttonLabelCancel": "NEW CANCEL"
     };
    
     setTimeout(function() {
         glideModal.setPreferenceAndReload(preferences);
     }, 5000);

    GlideModal - setTitle(String title)

    Sets the title of the modal.

    表 : 16. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    title String Text to display in the title of the modal.
    表 : 17. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    The following code example shows how to set the modal title to Table to update.

    var dialog = new GlideModal('UI_dialog_name');
    
    //Sets the dialog title
    dialog.setTitle('Table to update'); 
    dialog.setPreference('table', 'task'); 			      	
    dialog.setWidth(550);
    
    //Opens the dialog
    dialog.render();

    GlideModal - setWidth(Number/String width)

    Sets the width of the modal.

    You can also set the width of a modal when you first instantiate the API using the GlideModal - GlideModal(String id, Boolean readOnly, Number/String width) method.

    表 : 18. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    width Number or String Width of the modal in pixels or the modal CSS class. If a pixel width is passed, it aligns the specified width with the corresponding CSS class.
    Possible modal CSS classes:
    • modal-alert: (300 px) Assigned when the specified width is 0 to 349 pixels.
    • modal-sm: (400 px) Assigned when the specified width is 350 to 449 pixels.
    • modal-md: (600 px) Assigned when the specified width is 450 to 649 pixels.
    • modal-lg: (900 px) Assigned when the specified width is 650 to 900 pixels.

    Maximum width: 900 pixels

    表 : 19. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    The following code example shows how to set the modal width to 550 pixels.

    var dialog = new GlideModal('UI_dialog_name');
    
    //Sets the dialog title
    dialog.setTitle('Show title'); 
    dialog.setPreference('name', 'value'); 			      	
    dialog.setWidth(550);
    
    //Opens the dialog
    dialog.render();

    GlideModal - switchView(String newView)

    Change the view and reload the modal.

    表 : 20. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    newView String View to use.
    表 : 21. Returns
    Type Description
    void None

    GlideModal - updateTitle(

    Updates the title specified using GlideModal setTitle() method.

    You must always first call GlideModal - setTitle(String title) to specify the Modal title using updateTitle() to commit the change.

    表 : 22. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    表 : 23. Returns
    Type Description
    None

    The following example demonstrates how to use set and update a modal's title by calling setTitle() and updateTitle() respectively.

    var modal = new nowapi.GlideModal();
    modal.renderWithContent('TEST CONTENT');
    
    setTimeout(function() {
        modal.setTitle("TEST setTitle() AND updateTitle() METHODS"); 
        // Only updates the 'title' prop, updateTitle() must be called to see change
    
        modal.updateTitle();
    }, 3000);