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title: JavaScript syntax editor macros
description: Script macros provide shortcuts for typing commonly used code. To insert macro text into a script field, enter the macro keyword followed by the Tab.
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# JavaScript syntax editor macros

Script macros provide shortcuts for typing commonly used code. To insert macro text into a script field, enter the macro keyword followed by the Tab.

Syntax editor macros are defined in the Editor Macros \[syntax\_editor\_macro\] table. To create or modify a script macro, see [Create a script macro for the syntax editor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/scripts/t_ManageScriptMacros.md).

-   **vargr**
    -   Inserts a standard GlideRecord query for a single value.
    -   Output:

        ```javascript
        var gr = new GlideRecord("$0");
        gr.addQuery("name", "value");
        gr.query();
        if (gr.next()) {
           
        }
        ```

-   **vargror**
    -   Inserts a GlideRecord query for two values with an `OR` condition.
    -   Output:

        ```javascript
        var gr = new GlideRecord('$0');
         
        var qc = gr.addQuery('field', 'value1');
         
        qc.addOrCondition('field', 'value2');
        gr.query();
         
        while (gr.next()) {
        
         
        }
        ```

-   **for**
    -   Inserts a standard recursive loop with an array.
    -   Output:

        ```javascript
        for (var i=0; i< myArray.length; i++) {
         //myArray[i];
        
        }
        ```

-   **info**
    -   Inserts a GlideSystem information message.
    -   Output:

        ```javascript
        gs.addInfoMessage("");
        ```

-   **method**
    -   Inserts a blank JavaScript function template.
    -   Output:

        ```javascript
        /*_________________________________________________________________
           * Description:
           * Parameters:
           * Returns:
           ________________________________________________________________*/
        : function() {
        
        },
        ```

-   **doc**
    -   Inserts a comment block for describing a function or parameters.
    -   Output:

        ```javascript
        /**
                        
         * Description: 
                        
         * Parameters: 
                        
         * Returns:
        */
        ```


**Parent Topic:**[Using the JavaScript syntax editor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/scripts/r_EdtJvaScptWSyntxEdtr.md)