@INHERIT tv

HI,

ok I have the following TV:

Input Type: dropDown list menu
Input Option Values: Blue==blue||Green==green
Default value: @INHERIT

Now i thought that if i set a container so say green, then all children of that container will all be green as well, but it does not seem to work. Is this the correct use of @INHERIT ?

thanks,
g

I believe with  @INHERIT the default content (value) will be inherited if no other content (value) is found. Have you set a default content for you TV? Here’s more on this:

http://modxcms.com/inherit-binding.html

So, if you want "Green" to be the default option, you need to put "@INHERIT green" as your default value. And "Green" will cascade  as the default option, which obviously you can override on a case by case basis.

cheers/k

oh, i guess @INHERIT was not what i thought it was. Is there anyway to have children inherit the tv values of its parent?

Yes, it should inherit the value selected for the parent.

that`s what i thought, but i maybe it does not work for dropDown list menus?

It should... I just ran through a test of that for my articles, and it seems to me that it worked. Let me check it again.

Hm... I tested it for a set of check boxes or radio buttons, and a default value of @INHERIT did what was exptected. I haven’t tried it with a select; I don’t like them and so avoid using them whenever possible.

Yep, my bad, Susan’s right, it should work. Documentation says that...

This binding can be used for Input Option Values......However, it is really only useful  when used for the Default Value.

but then again, the wiki says

The example given in the official documentation probably needs to be elaborated on..

Haven’t tested it yet though with dropdown menus.....

yep, those two do work for me,  i guess it must be the select menu. Only annoying thing about @inherit is it does not select the option (e,g checkbox) clients no doubt will be confused.

It never displays the parent’s value. Usually it’s just @INHERIT in the child form fields.