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~Delores Umjipyverikle
May 9, 2012, 1:03 AM
27 Posts

Detecting NotesItem Object Type with SSJ

  • Category: Server Side JavaScript
  • Platform: Windows
  • Release: 8.5.2
  • Role: Developer
  • Tags: NotesItems RichText Javascript
  • Replies: 3
 Hello!
 
Using server side javascript, can anyone tell me how to determine whether a field is a RichTextItem or a TextItem?  I'm trying to duplicate this LotusScript which is working:
 
Set rt1 = doc.Getfirstitem("DataField")
If rt1.Type = RICHTEXT Then
Print rt1 
Else
Print rt1.text
End If
 
 My best attempt looks like:
 
var:NotesItem rt1 = doc.getFirstItem('DataField');
if(rt1.getType()==???) { // Not sure what this should be!
print rt1;
} else {
print rt1.getText();
}
 
...but unfortunately I can't find any good API documentation on server side javascript objects.  "getType()" seems to be returning me "1.0" which I don't know what that means.
 
Any help would be sincerely appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance,
 
Alex
 
PS - Does anyone know where I can find API docs detailing properties and methods of javascript objects?  I find the IBM site ( http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp ) is just not that helpful (or it's too hard to find things - eg. if you search on "rich" you will not get a listing for NotesRichTextItem.
~Ben Asaponeskioden
May 9, 2012, 7:11 AM
126 Posts
Re: Detecting NotesItem Object Type with SSJ
You don't need a special API for this, this can be done with just normal javascript.
 
Example: 
 
var doc = currentDocument; 
var item = doc.getValue("Body"); 
print("Body: " + typeof item); 
 
 
console: 
 
HTTP JVM:    Body : com.ibm.xsp.model.domino.wrapped.DominoRichTextItem 
 
typeof is a standard method of javascript as given the loosely bound nature of its variables it is required from time to time, epically in validation.
 
Hope this helps. 
~Tanita Rekrover
May 9, 2012, 8:23 AM
2 Posts
Re: Detecting NotesItem Object Type with SSJ
You can also update yourcode this way:
 
if( rt1.getType() == lotus.domino.Item.RICHTEXT )
 
This is the Java syntax. It is also valid in Javascript.
 
Regards,
 
Lionel
~Delores Umjipyverikle
May 9, 2012, 3:55 PM
27 Posts
Re: Detecting NotesItem Object Type with SSJ
 Excellent!  Thank you both for your answers!

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