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TOPIC: How to display dropdown selected text ? not value

How to display dropdown selected text ? not value 9 years 7 months ago #32913

Hi,
I have a dropdown field in my form with that kind of input:

b47thp|myproduct

the first element (the value) is used to send the form to php script.
I would like the second element appear in my admin email.

the problem is that {myfield:value} and {myfield:text} give me the same thing, the value !

How to display the selected text from a dropdown ?
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How to display dropdown selected text ? not value 9 years 7 months ago #32918

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This is the correct way (using the "text" placeholder), but for some reason it is not working properly on your end. Do you have the form setup for multiple languages ? Can you post the complete item list ?
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How to display dropdown selected text ? not value 9 years 7 months ago #32927

Thank you alexp for your answer,
yes my form setup is multiple languages, is that matter ? how can I change that ?

my field is populate from an XHR request with a script :
for(var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
	out += "<option value="+ arr[i].uid +" >" + arr[i][field] + "</option>";
}
document.getElementById(selectId).innerHTML = out;

the actual list is:
<select name="form[selTraining][]" id="selTraining" onchange="selectChange(this)" class="rsform-select-box">
<option></option>
<option value="e4fa8905">Élaborer un projet professionnel</option>
<option value="a3c0258c">Cadre legal et financement de la formation professionnelle</option>
</select>
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How to display dropdown selected text ? not value 9 years 7 months ago #32928

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The language would have posed an issue, if the items weren't configured properly, but it seems that is not the case with your implementation.

Given that your items are provided by a Javascript and stored in the actual RSForm!Pro database, you won't be able to get the text label via the specialized placeholder. You will notice that if you set the items (like you would normally do) these will work.

The reason for this, is actually simple: just the value part is ends up in the $_POST variable (and then processed and saved).

To handle the "text" placeholder, RSForm!Pro checks what value has been submitted to the database and then grabs the corresponding label from within the field configuration.

If this is a must for you, you might try adding a hidden field for your form that will store the label separately.
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How to display dropdown selected text ? not value 9 years 7 months ago #32929

I see.
I thought the problem was from dropdown item, but it's just my way to use it.
have to try the hidden field.

Thank you very much alexp
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