The syntax editor helps developers to write JavaScript code when working with scripts. It is enabled by default on all instances. The syntax editor is ubiquitous in the ServiceNow platform and is available on all forms where we have a field to write JavaScript code:
The syntax editor, as shown in the preceding screenshot, may look like a simple text editor with syntax highlighting and formatting support; however, the syntax editor in the ServiceNow platform has lots of features developers must be aware of. The following are the different action buttons available in the syntax editor:
All of these features are simple to follow and understand but keeping them in mind when writing code can be very useful. The following are some of the features available in the syntax editor.