something wrong with my <checkbox>.setValue()

Hi All,

I want to create multiple checkbox in the DCT and default them to checked, and hide them

Assume that the containers that hold the checkboxs are labeled correctly. when I try to setValue to multiple checkbox, I found that only the 1st one been checked. the other 6 checkbox still remain uncheck.

<script>
 <![CDATA[
  var show_tab = [0];

  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/howitworks/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/pricing/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/sellscript/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/faq/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/termsandconditions/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/promotions/show").setValue(show_tab);

//for debug purpose, I disble the hide code
//reason is I want to check the value of the checkbox
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setVisible(false);
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/howitworks/show").setVisible(false);
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/pricing/show").setVisible(false);
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/sellscript/show").setVisible(false);
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/faq/show").setVisible(false);
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/termsandconditions/show").setVisible(false);
  //IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/promotions/show").setVisible(false);
 ]]>
</script>
...

<item name="show" pathid="show">
 <label>Show tab
 <checkbox>
  <option value="1" label="yes" />
 </checkbox>
</item>

I tried to swap the order (to check any typo error in the container name), I still found that only the 1st checkbox is being checked, the other 6 is uncheck.

can somebody guide me through this? Thanks

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Adam Stoller

I don't know if it will make any difference (can't test it right now) but try changing:

  var show_tab = [0];

  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/howitworks/show").setValue(show_tab);
...

  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setValue([0]);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/howitworks/show").setValue([0]);
...

Just a thought ...

waikong

I don't know if it will make any difference (can't test it right now) but try changing:

  var show_tab = [0];

  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setValue(show_tab);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/howitworks/show").setValue(show_tab);
...

  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setValue([0]);
  IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/howitworks/show").setValue([0]);
...

Just a thought ...

I'd tried that as well, thanks
but it still doesn't work Smiley Sad

Sbardeo

Hi,
I have not tried this but I hope it will help.
If you want your check boxes selected when DCT loads:

var optionArray = IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").getOptions();
optionAray[0].value = 1;
optionAray[0].selected = true;
IWDatacapture.getItem("/products/tabs/benefits/show").setOptions(optionArray);

Or you can add selected attribure in check box which will have selected set to true:
option value="1" selected="t" label="yes"

TheYann

This thread seems to be dead but for archive purposes in case somebody is still looking for an answer to a similar type of question:

I noticed a bug with the setValue() function of the IWItem objects of select or radio type, at least on TeamSite 6.5 ... so it may be related !
setValue() for this type of objects expects the index(es) of the item(s) to select.
However, the setValue in my case didn't seem to do anything at all.

Sbardeo's solution worked for me though and by replacing all the options, the resulting effect was the one originally intended!

ISCBorisB

I noticed a bug with the setValue() function of the IWItem objects of select or radio type, at least on TeamSite 6.5 ... so it may be related !

We all realize that if your code does not work it must be a TeamSite bug, what else?
However, one would think that hundreds of TS Users might have noticed setValue() bug by now - and perhaps even report
it to IWOV as such.

That said, to modify any kind of select's (Check Box, Radio Button, Drop-down) you can do something like the following:

var optionsArray = YourSelectItem.getOptions();
// Modify optionsArray Entries. They are standard HTML DOM Option Objects
YourSelectItem.setOptions(optionsArray);

TheYann

Ok take it easy there buddy, I was just leaving that as a trace in case somebody is looking for info about this problem.

If something documented doesn't do what it's supposed to, as far as I'm concerned it's a bug.
And resetting the options is exactly what I said was working (which was originally Sbardeo's solution one thread above mine).

So relax will ya?

TheYann

So surprise surprise, what I called a bug was actually my own lack of knowledge. So I apologize to everyone and anyone I would have offended by claiming it to be a bug.

My colleague found the problem for me and just to clear that up in case it happens to others (still only trying to help, no more pointing fingers I promise).
I was using a shorter for loop with no good reasons, just thought it was a cleaner code.


var options = item.getOptions();
// i in this case is of the type string and not number
for (var i in options) {
  // do something with options
  if (some condition) {
    // setValue() for a select or checkbox type item 
    // expects a value of type number
    item.setValue (i); // thus this doesn't work as i is a string
  }
}

// on the other hand this will work just fine
for (var i=0; i<options.length; i++) {
  // do something with options
  if (some condition) {
    item.setValue (i); // this works as i is now a number
  }
}

Voila, I may have made a fool of myself but at least I learned something! Hopefully this will be helpful to others.
Thanks Fred!