GlideServletResponse - Scoped

The GlideServletResponse API provides methods to use in processor scripts.

ServiceNow processor scripts are equivalent to Java servlets. Processor scripts provide a customizable URL endpoint that can execute arbitrary server-side JavaScript code and produce output such as TEXT, JSON, or HTML. Use the GlideServletResponse API in processor scripts to access the HttpServletResponse object. The GlideServletResponse object provides a subset of the HttpServletResponse APIs. The methods are called using the global variable g_response.

A useful global variable, g_target, is available in processor scripts. It contains the table name extracted from the URL.

The URL to a processor has the format: https://<instance name.servicenow.com>/<path endpoint>.do?<parameter endpoint>=<value> where the path endpoint and parameter endpoint are defined on the processor form.

GlideServletResponse - sendRedirect(String location)

Sends a temporary redirect to the client.

Table 1. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
location	String	The URL to receive the response.

Table 2. Returns

Type	Description
void

GlideServletResponse - setContentType(String type)

Sets the MIME type of the response

Table 3. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
type	String	The MIME type.

Table 4. Returns

Type	Description
void

g_response.setContentType('text/html;charset=UTF-8');

GlideServletResponse - setHeader(String key, String value)

Sets a response header to the specified value.

Table 5. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	String	Specifies the header.
value	String	The value to be assigned to the header. If the header exists, it is overwritten.

Table 6. Returns

Type	Description
void

g_response.setHeader("host", "instance.service-now.com");

GlideServletResponse - setStatus(Number status)

Sets the status code for the response.

Table 7. Parameters

Name	Type	Description
status	Number	The status to be set.

Table 8. Returns

Type	Description
void

// set the status to okay
g_response.setStatus(200);