GlideNotification - Client

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The GlideNotification API provides methods that display messages over the page content.

Access this API using the g_notification global object. List V3 must be activated for the g_notification object to be available.

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GlideNotification - show(String type, String message, Number duration)

Displays the specified string over the page content as the specified type of message. When the duration timer expires, the message is removed.

Note: When using this method in a scoped application, you must specify the associated namespace nowapi. For example, nowapi.g_notification.show("info", "The record has been updated", 10000);

Name

Type

Description

type

String

Type of message to display.Valid values:

  • error
  • info
  • warning

message

String

Message to display.

duration

Number

Optional. Amount of time to display the message.Unit: Milliseconds

Default: 5,000

|Type|Description| |----|-----------| |void| |
JavaScript
// Displays an info message at the top of the screeng_notification.show("info", "The record has been updated", 10000);	 // Displays an error message at the top of the screen in a scoped appnowapi.g_notification.show("error", "You need to provide notes!");
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