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JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
XSP (JavaScript™)
The XSP library contains classes that access the browser context.
DirectoryUser (JavaScript™)
Represents a user entry in the server directory.
setCommonName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
Sets the common name.

JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
- JavaScript™ language elements (JavaScript)
  The JavaScript™ language elements are based on the ECMAScript Language Specification Standard ECMA-262 (see http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm). The JavaScript described here applies to the server-side interpreter. Client-side scripts are interpreted by the browser.
- Simple actions (JavaScript)
  A simple action performs a pre-programmed activity that can be modified by arguments.
- Global objects and functions (JavaScript™)
  Global objects provide entry points to server-side scripts. Entering the name of a global object instantiates it.
- DOM (JavaScript)
  Represents a document in XML Document Object Model format.
- Domino®
  This library provides access to the IBM® Domino® back-end.
- Runtime (JavaScript)
  The Runtime library contains classes that provide useful methods for globalization.
- Standard (JavaScript)
  The Standard library contains classes for manipulating data of different types and performing common operations.
- XSP (JavaScript™)
  The XSP library contains classes that access the browser context.
  - DirectoryUser (JavaScript™)
    Represents a user entry in the server directory.
    - dump (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets a string representation of the user entry.
    - equals (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Checks if this object equals another.
    - getCommonName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets the common name of the directory entry.
    - getDistinguishedName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets the distinguished name of the directory entry.
    - getFullName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets the full name of the directory entry.
    - getGroups (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets the directory entry's groups.
    - getMail (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets the mail name of the directory entry.
    - getRoles (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets the directory entry's roles.
    - isAnonymous (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Checks if the directory user is an Anonymous.
    - setCommonName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Sets the common name.
    - setDistinguishedName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Sets the distinguished name.
    - setFullName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Sets the full name.
    - setMail (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Sets the mail name.
    - toString (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)
      Gets a string representation of the user entry.
  - NotesXspDocument (JavaScript™)
    Represents a document associated with the XPage context in which the server script is running.
  - NotesXspViewEntry (JavaScript™)
    Represents the view entry associated with the XPage context in which the server script is running. A view entry describes a row in a view.
  - XSPContext (JavaScript™)
    Represents the context in which the server script is running.
  - XSPUrl (JavaScript™)
    Represents a URL.
  - XSPUserAgent (JavaScript™)
    Represents the User-Agent request header field of the HTTP request sent from the browser.

setCommonName (DirectoryUser - JavaScript™)

Sets the common name.

Syntax

setCommonName(name:string) : void


Parameters	Description
`name`	The new common name.

Usage

For a DirectoryUser object obtained through context.getUser(), this method has no effect outside the object.