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.

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);
Table 1. Parameters
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
Table 2. Returns
Type Description
void

Example

// Displays an info message at the top of the screen
g_notification.show("info", "The record has been updated", 10000);
	 
// Displays an error message at the top of the screen in a scoped app
nowapi.g_notification.show("error", "You need to provide notes!");