Scriptrunner Behavior Issue Type formvalue type

Question

I found out about this weird behavior and I'm checking if this is right.

I have the following code on the initializer of the behavior

def issueType = getFieldById("issuetype")

issueType.setDescription("${issueType.formValue.class}")

If I'm on the edit screen I got a String, if I'm on the create screen I got a Long.

is this the expected behavior?

Radek Dostál · Accepted Answer

When you're on Create, the issuetype "getter" won't work, it's not a regular field, per se, don't know the exact magic or logic, but..

getIssueContext().getIssueType() // to get IssueType object
getIssueContext().getIssueTypeId() // get the ID (as String, mind you)
getIssueContext().getIssueType().getName() // the pretty name

You can use these in either create or edit, and they should return reliable and consistent values. Not sure what FormField#getFormValue() returns outside of IssueContext, but the above is the way to get reliable stuff out of it.