GlideDocument - Client

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title: GlideDocument - Client
description: The GlideDocument API provides methods to search a Document Object Model \(DOM\) element, a document, or a JQuery element.Returns a node found in the specified DOM based context or created from the HTML context.Returns a node list found in the specified DOM based context or created if an HTML context is specified.
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# GlideDocument- Client

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.

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## GlideDocument - getElement\(String selector, Element context\)

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

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|selector|String or Object|Selector expression|
|context|String or Object|Optional. DOM Element, document, or JQuery object to search.|

|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.

|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.|

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|node list|A list of nodes that matches the selector.|