SetValue() method not working correctly for TinyMCE textarea.

In my DCT, I have a TinyMCE textarea.
I wrote the following code to set the default value in it on event OnReplicantAdded.

function UpdateFields(item){
var entries = item.getChildren();
for (var j=0; j IWDatacapture.getItem(entries.getName()+"/point").setValue(“My default value”);
alert(IWDatacapture.getItem(entries.getName()+"/point").getValue()));
}
}
IWEventRegistry.addItemHandler("/Content/Part ","OnReplicantAdded", UpdateFields);

Here I am unable to set the my default value, however I can get the value using
IWDatacapture.getItem(entries.getName()+"/point").getValue());

If I change the field to normal textarea (which means not external-editor) the same code is working fine. But I want the TinyMCE editor there.

How can I set the default value for Tinymce editor textarea field,
Please suggest.

Thank you in advance

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ShashankJain

In my DCT, I have a TinyMCE textarea.
I wrote the following code to set the default value in it on event OnReplicantAdded.

function UpdateFields(item){
var entries = item.getChildren();
for (var j=0; j IWDatacapture.getItem(entries.getName()+"/point").setValue(“My default value”);
alert(IWDatacapture.getItem(entries.getName()+"/point").getValue()));
}
}
IWEventRegistry.addItemHandler("/Content/Part ","OnReplicantAdded", UpdateFields);

Here I am unable to set the my default value, however I can get the value using
IWDatacapture.getItem(entries.getName()+"/point").getValue());

If I change the field to normal textarea (which means not external-editor) the same code is working fine. But I want the TinyMCE editor there.

How can I set the default value for Tinymce editor textarea field,
Please suggest.

Thank you in advance

Why are you using for loop, you can directly get the object of the textarea(point) from the item using getChildByName and then set the value.

Rick Poulin

You might consider using the <default> tag in your DCT instead of FormAPI, unless your default value is dynamically computed. If that's the case, you have to recognize that TinyMCE is instantiated asynchronously, so first split out your code such that onFormInit you set your defaults for existing containers, and onReplicantAdded you only update the new instance. When you update the new instance, delay the setValue() with a setTimeout(). Obviously, this is less 'nice' because the 'best' timeout time will vary depending on network latency and the user's browser, so this is error prone (hence why the <default> tag is preferred if you can get away with it).

kaleemS

Thank you rpoulin, I set the default value using tag , which I was trying to do through Form API.

Just for record,
I had created the support ticket with autonomy for same,

If we try to set tinymce field's value using FormAPI
then it is showing the following error on the browser.

-- internal.getEditor() is undefined
http://localhost/iw-cc/datacapture/dcapi_item.js (at line 366 )

they have created a defect for this which engineering will track and will resolve in a future release. The ID for that is TS-16136

sivaramiyer

hi,
did you ever get a workaround / find a fix for this problem?

thanks,
Sivaram

Rick Poulin

did you ever get a workaround / find a fix for this problem?

As you could have read above, yes it was resolved. However, the resolution in this case was to change the approach, because it was a better fit for the requirement. If a <default> tag isn't going to work for you, then you should provide some context about what you're trying to achieve.

ShashankJain

known bug for tiny editor