How can I access fields in my javascript?

You can access values of a field via JavaScript using the following syntax:

this.model.get(<field_name>);

Note that you will want to make sure that you do that *after* the data:sync:complete event fires or after render, otherwise you might get an undefined as the data might not yet be loaded.

I'm clearly missing something really basic here, here is the script that I'm executing:

(function(app){

    app.events.on('app:sync:complete', function(){

        app.router.on('route:record', function(module){

            if(module === 'Contacts') {

                app.controller.context.on('button:call_button:click', function(model){

                    var mobilePhone = this.model.get('phone_mobile');

                    console.log("Call button clicked, phone number:" + mobilePhone);

                   // AJAX POST

                });

            }

        });

    });

})(SUGAR.App);

Sorry if this isn't the best place to post code and the error is:

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'get' of undefined

Thanks for the quick reponse!

The context for your event callback (essentially, the value of 'this' keyword) is different than it would be if your code was running from a custom Sidecar controller.

You can try using app.controller.context.get('model') to access the current model object in the Record view.

inside the router you cant access "this"

TRy this out:

(function(app){

var that = this; // gos outside the router

    app.events.on('app:sync:complete', function(){

        app.router.on('route:record', function(module){

            if(module === 'Contacts') {

                app.controller.context.on('button:call_button:click', function(model){

                    var mobilePhone = that.model.get('phone_mobile');

                    console.log("Call button clicked, phone number:" + mobilePhone);

                   // AJAX POST

                });

            }

        });

    });

})(SUGAR.App);

Unfortunately this did not work

This was it! Thanks you very much you're a life saver

Hi Matt,

This works perfectly when accessing from the record view.

However, if I use the app.controller.context.get('model') code from a create (inside a drawer), it populates the model underneath the drawer, rather than the model in the drawer.

Is there any way of getting it from the drawer itself?

Thanks in advance. 

Richard

There's some APIs for working with drawers. You can get the active drawer layout using the following call.

app.drawer.getActive();

Thanks Matt, that's an excellent tip! I can confirm I can get the drawer's model via:

app.drawer.getActive().context.get("model");

I knew there was some methods around drawers, but couldn't remember how to access them. Thanks very much!