Default option selected in drop-down list

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jonloh Reply #1, 16 years ago

I’m currently using the registration page from the Login package. I know that there is a way to keep the text field value when you click submit and it returns to the page. For example, if you type in your username and you submit, your username will still be there if it fails the validation process.

<input type="text" name="username" id="username" value="[[+username]]" />

Is there a way to do something like this for <select> tags? In other words, for the drop-down menu.

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anso Reply #2, 16 years ago

Hi,
Yep ... the same way
as example

<select id="mySelect" name="mySelect" value="[[+mySselect]]">
  <option id="opt1" name="opt1" value="opt1">OPT 1</option>
  <option id="opt2" name="opt2" value="opt2">OPT 2</option>
</select>

It should work...
Cheers

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jonloh Reply #3, 16 years ago

Nope, doesn’t work for me embarrassed

<select name="title" id="title" value="[[+title]]">
  <option name="" value=""></option>
  <option id="Mr" name="Mr" value="Mr">Mr</option>
  <option id="Mrs" name="Mrs" value="Mrs">Mrs</option>
  <option id="Mdm" name="Mdm" value="Mdm">Mdm</option>
  <option id="Ms" name="Ms" value="Ms">Ms</option>
</select>

Am I missing anything from there?

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anso Reply #4, 16 years ago

Hello

You can try that, I read too fast the first time, did not understand that you want to retain the select value if the form is submitted and fails the validation process

<select id="mySelect" name="mySelect" value="[[+mySselect]]">
  <option id="opt1" name="opt1" value="opt1" [[+mySelect:is=`opt1`:then=`selected="selected"]]>OPT 1</option>
  <option id="opt2" name="opt2" value="opt2" [[+mySelect:is=`opt2`:then=`selected="selected"]]>OPT 2</option>
</select>

Should work this time as you expect it... Let me know..
Hope this helps
Cheers

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jonloh Reply #5, 16 years ago

Nope, still doesn’t work for me.

<select name="title" id="title" value="[[+title]]">
 <option value=""></option>
 <option id="Mr" name="Mr" value="Mr" [[+title:is=`Mr`:then=`selected="selected"]]>Mr</option>
 <option id="Mrs" name="Mrs" value="Mrs" [[+title:is=`Mrs`:then=`selected="selected"]]>Mrs</option>
 <option id="Mdm" name="Mdm" value="Mdm" [[+title:is=`Mdm`:then=`selected="selected"]]>Mdm</option>
 <option id="Ms" name="Ms" value="Ms" [[+title:is=`Ms`:then=`selected="selected"]]>Ms</option>
</select>

Do I need to perform any extra validation or install any other package? I’m currently using the Login package to do this.

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anso Reply #6, 16 years ago

How do you call your snippet ?
Cheers

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jonloh Reply #7, 16 years ago

Here is how I call my snippet:

[[!Register?
  &activationResourceId=`18`
  &activationEmailTpl=`lgnActivateEmailTpl`
  &successMsg=`You have successfully registered your account`
  &submitVar=`registerbtn`
  &preHooks=`validateRegistration`
  &postHooks=`autoFillAttributes`
]]

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anso Reply #8, 16 years ago

Hi,

I’m not sure at all, but it’s possible that your field name ("title") causes some trouble here... Did you try to give it another id and another name (avoid using ’title’ or other words used (reserved?) by modx )?

Just in case...

Cheers

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jonloh Reply #9, 16 years ago

Nevermind, it’s fine now. I was missing a little syntax there, if you look at it properly.

Thanks for your help though wink