Action script for list context menus

The Action script field, on the Context Menu form, defines a script. The script runs when someone selects the context menu option.

This script is client-side and runs in the user's browser. The following JavaScript variables are available to the Action script when it is executed.

Table 1. Action script variables

Variable	Description
g_list	GlideList2 against which the script runs.
g_fieldName	Name of the field against which the context menu runs.
g_fieldLabel	Label of the field against which the context menu runs.
g_sysId	The sys_id of the row or form against which the script runs.

The base system uses the following code in an action script to refresh the platform view.

g_list.refresh(1);

Another example is the use of these variables in a list header menu to sort a list by the selected field in descending order (z to a).

g_list.sortDescending(g_fieldName);