How in insert a line break in a custom field of the long text type in SuiteScript using setText?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

To insert a line break in a custom field of the long text type in SuiteScript using

setText

, you can use the newline character (

\n

). However, please note that the behavior might vary depending on where you are viewing the field. If you are viewing it in a UI context, the newline character might not render as a line break. Here is an example of how you can use the newline character in `setText`:

javascript
record.setText({
    fieldId: 'custrecord_tran_packages_tran_link',
    value: 'Sales Order #'+orderNum + '\n' + 'Additional Line',
    ignoreFieldChange: true
});

In this example, 'Additional Line' will appear on a new line in the field 'custrecord_tran_packages_tran_link'. If you are dealing with a rich text field and you are seeing HTML tags like

<br>

instead of actual line breaks, you might need to replace these tags with newline characters. Here is an example of how you can do this:

javascript
var textWithBr = record.getValue({fieldId: 'custrecord_rich_text_field'});
var textWithNewline = textWithBr.replace(/<br>/g, '\n');
record.setValue({fieldId: 'custrecord_rich_text_field', value: textWithNewline});

In this example, all

<br>

tags in the 'custrecord_rich_text_field' field are replaced with newline characters. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******