-- GeorgeTrigonakis <a_guy_in_r...@msn.com> wrote
(on Thursday, 19 March 2009, 02:38 AM -0700):
> Hi... I am having a problem with Dojo combobox and i was hoping that you
> could help me...
>
> the forms setup is like this:
>
> $video = new Zend_Dojo_Form_Element_ComboBox('video_ID');
> $video->addMultiOption('test', '1')
> ->setAutocomplete(true)
> ->setLabel('Video');
>
> and I was expecting when i was selecting option 1 to have the value "test"
> posted.
> instead i get posted the value 1.
> any clues why is that happening?
Yep -- it's how ComboBoxes behave. Please read the section on ComboBox
and FilteringSelect in the manual, which clearly states the differences
between the two. ComboBox submits the displayed value; FilteringSelect
submits the option value. The reason is because ComboBox allows you to
submit arbitrary values in addition to those it contains.
> Jeroen Keppens wrote:
> >
> > Ok, just found this after re-reading the docs:
> >
> > "ComboBoxes return the label values
> > ComboBoxes return the label values, and not the option values, which can
> > lead to a disconnect in expectations. For this reason, ComboBoxes do not
> > auto-register an InArray validator (though FilteringSelects do)."
> >
> > Please disregard my previous mail ;)
> >
> > Jeroen
> >
> >
> > Jeroen Keppens wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have a form with a combobox, I've set it up like this (class extends
> >> Zend_Dojo_Form) :
> >>
> >> $country = $this->createElement('ComboBox', 'country')
> >> ->setLabel('lbl_country')
> >> ->setAutoComplete(true)
> >> ->setMultiOptions($this->getCountryList()))
> >> ->setRequired(true);
> >>
> >> The country list gives an associative array that looks like:
> >>
> >> array(
> >> "af"=>"Afghanistan",
> >> "al"=>"Albania",
> >> "dz"=>"Algeria",
> >> ...
> >> );
> >>
> >> The combobox is shown correctly, autocompletion works, etc... In the
> >> html source I see:
> >>
> >> <select name="country" id="country">
> >> <option value="af" label="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</option>
> >> <option value="al" label="Albania">Albania</option>
> >> <option value="dz" label="Algeria">Algeria</option>
> >> ...
> >> </select>
> >>
> >> When I submit the form, I don't get the short value in $_POST, but the
> >> long value:
> >>
> >> $_POST = array('country'=>'Albania');
> >>
> >> How can I get the short value "al" in the POST array instead of the long
> >> value?
> >>
> >> Tnx
> >> Jeroen
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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