Get current user name into the single line of text field for newform.aspx using Javascript in New Item form

Question

newitem.aspx opening into the popup, so where do I need to add Content editor webpart. While opening newitem form, I need to autopopulate current user Name into sigle line text field?

Answer 1

You can use REST API to get the current user login name and append that value to the SharePoint text field using jQuery.

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type=text/javascript>
window.onload = function () {   
var userDisplayName = '';
$.ajax({  

        url: _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/SP.UserProfiles.PeopleManager/GetMyProperties",  
        headers: { Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose" },  
        aync:false,
        success: function (data) {  
            try {  
                //Get properties from user profile Json response  
                userDisplayName = data.d.DisplayName; 


            $('#ctl00_ctl63_g_31e84c00_425a_4193_9323_01cf5f3fd8e9_ff11_ctl00_ctl00_TextField').val(userDisplayName).prop('readonly', true).css('background-color', 'lightgrey');    // change the id of textfield (just inspect element your form and copy the id)
    }
            catch (err2) {                
            } 
        },  
        error: function (jQxhr, errorCode, errorThrown) {  
            alert(errorThrown);  
        }  
    }); 
}
</script>

Just add this code in your NewForm.aspx page.

Answer 2

Check this out once ...

var selectedActivity;

$(document).ready(function(){

$("input[Title='Name']").attr("disabled", "disabled");
populateCurrentUser();

});

function populateCurrentUser() { var currentUserId; var currentUserName; var userLoginName; var peoplePickerFieldName = "People Picker"; $.ajax({ url: "https://xyz.sharepoint.com/ListName/_api/web/currentUser", method: "GET", headers: { "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose" }, async: false, success: function (data) { currentUserId = data.d.Id; currentUserName = data.d.Title; //userLoginName = data.d.LoginName; }, error: function (error) { alert(error); } }); $("input[Title='Name']").val(currentUserName);

}

function PreSaveAction() {

$("input[Title='Name']").attr("disabled",false);
return true;

}

Answer 3

You can use _spPageContextInfo in your JavaScript code Add below line in your document.ready function

$("input[Title='Title Required Field']").val(_spPageContextInfo.userDisplayName);