The SimpleForm API provides methods for customizing forms.

SimpleForm methods can be used on the client side only.

You can also use these methods to configure the contextual dependencies between fields and values (for example, change values in the fields or clear the fields).

s_form.addErrorMessage(message)

Displays the error message at the top of the form.

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Example:

s_form.addErrorMessage('Need more information');

s_form.addInfoMessage(string message)

Adds an informational message to the top of the form

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Example:

s_form.addInfoMessage('Record successfully created');

s_form.addOption(fieldName, choiceValue, choiceLabel)

This method allows to add a choice option to the end of a choice list field.

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Example:

s_form.addOption('priority' , 'low' , 'Low');

s_form.clearMessages()

Removes informational messages or error messages in the top of a form.

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s_form.getLabelOf(fieldName)

Returns the text value of the field label

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Example:

s_form.getLabelOf('assigned_user');

s_form.getValue(fieldName)

Returns the value of the specified field

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Example:

s_form.getValue('caller_id');

s_form.isNewRecord()

If the record was never saved then returns true; otherwise returns false.

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Example:

s_form.isNewRecord() ? alert('New record') : alert('Not new record');

s_form.isSectionVisible(sectionName)

Returns true if section is visible; otherwise returns false.

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Example:

s_form.isSectionVisible('Notes') ? alert('Visible') : alert('Not visible')'

s_form.setLabelOf(fieldName, value)

Sets the text value of the field label

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Example:

s_form.getLabelOf('assigned_user', 'Assigned User');

s_form.setValue(fieldName, value, displayValue)

Sets the field value.

For reference fields or list fields, three arguments are in use: ‘value’ is to set a value name and ‘displayValue’ to display in the field.

For fields of the other types, the argument 'value’ uses to display value in the field and set the value name.

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Examples:

s_form.setValue('caller_id' , 2 , 'System Administrator');

s_form.setValue('priority' , 'low');