Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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Develop > Programming Guide > JavaScript and Service Manager reference > List: JavaScript global methods > JavaScript global method: help

JavaScript global method: help

Displays a brief description of a Service Manager-defined JavaScript object.

Syntax

help( object );

Arguments

The following arguments are valid for this function:

Argument	Data type	Required	Description
`object`	Service Manager-defined JavaScript object	Yes	This argument contains the Service Manager-defined JavaScript object for which you want a brief description.

Return values

A string or null.

This method returns a brief text string describing the Service Manager-defined JavaScript object or null if there is no help available.

Throws

None

Description

This method displays a brief description of a Service Manager-defined JavaScript object. You must use the print() method to see the help text string.

Example

This example displays the help contents of several Service Manager-defined JavaScript objects.

var f = new SCFile();
print( help( f ) );
var x = new XML();
print( help( x ) );
var d = new XMLDate();
print( help( d ) );