Submit specific <select> tag in a field

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10 years 3 months ago #44098 by joomla_user

Submit specific <select> tag in a field was created by joomla_user

Hello,

I've created my own field type, it has mulitple <select> tags (im using AJAX to update other select list tags), one of them i want to save as it is the relevant one, problem is data from other <select>
list is saved, my question is how flexi determines what select to sumbit and save in the DB ?

thanks,

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10 years 3 months ago #44101 by ggppdk

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Hello

a form field is save if it is
- it is a FLEXIcontent field that is assigned to current article Content Type
- it's form field name is correct

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10 years 3 months ago #44107 by joomla_user

Replied by joomla_user on topic Submit specific <select> tag in a field

- The field is assigned to current content type (since im able to save other <select> tags data)
- And what is the correct form field name ?

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10 years 3 months ago #44110 by ggppdk

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Hello

that comment was meant for form fields that are not added manual, in this case the field name is correct, see e.g. name created for a text field or weblink field or a select field

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10 years 3 months ago #44118 by joomla_user

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Hi,

My field type is based on the relation field (related items), which have 3 visible select tags (and few hidden), so i been looking the for an answer there.
Every item added to the "Related items" is saved regardless to what i have selected in other select tags..(category and category items) this is the behavior i want to apply to my specific select(i have five). When i look at this select(relation) i see that when you press ADD item, the item added to two select tags, one visible and the other is not :
(relation.php line ~357)

Code:

jQuery('#btn-add_".$ri_field_name."').click(function(){
      jQuery('#".$ri_field_name."_visitems option:selected').each( function() {
          jQuery('#".$ri_field_name."_selitems').append(\"<option class='\"+jQuery(this).attr('class')+\"' value='\"+jQuery(this).val()+\"'>\"+jQuery(this).text()+\"</option>\");
//           jQuery('#".$ri_field_name."').append(\"<option selected='selected' class='\"+jQuery(this).attr('class')+\"' value='\"+jQuery(this).val()+\"'>\"+jQuery(this).text()+\"</option>\");
          jQuery(this).remove();
      });
  });

one with id = '#".$ri_field_name."_selitems' (visible)
and the other id = '#".$ri_field_name."' (hidden)
My guess is that the select tag with "name" property = $fieldname
(whereas $fieldname= FLEXI_J16GE ? 'custom[]' : $field->name.'[]'

is the one submitted ?? i.e. <select id="id" name="$fieldname
"> </select>
Thats why i think the hidden one is the one submitted and saved in DB.
Am i correct ?

Thanks..

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10 years 3 months ago #44120 by joomla_user

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Issue solved !
name attribute needs to start with $fieldname , i.e. name=$fieldname ,
but my problem was that the values must be "selected" and mine was not, this is why, by the way, there was 2 select tags in relation field, one only for display (so user cant make them "unselected" by mistake) and the other one (hidden, values always "selected") is for submission.

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