dropdown element advanced eval options do not evaluate placeholders

[p38]

try as I may, I cannot seem to get the dropdown element advanced eval options to evaluate placeholders?

Do you think this has been omitted?

If so, any chance of having it included?

Paul

 

[troester]

$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$x= $app->input->getString('table___element');

should do.

 

[p38]

thanks troester, tried this but no success

$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$id= $app->input->getString('emaillist___dbconnection');

would getString be available in a form? or element at time of rendering?

I want to populate the dropdown list using advanced php eval populate, but it looks like '{emaillist___dbconnection}' is not supported.

 

[cheesegrits]

Nope, the input array is only set during form submission.

You should be able to do (I think) ...

$this->getFormModel->getElementData('emaillist___dbconnection');

Add a second arg, true, to getElementData if you want the raw value.

-- hugh

 

[cheesegrits]

Or, you could try editing ./components/com_fabrik/models/element.php, around line 3563 you'll find:

    protected function getPhpOptions()
    {
        $params = $this->getParams();
        $pop = $params->get('dropdown_populate', '');
 
        if ($pop !== '')
        {
            $w = new FabrikWorker;
            $pop = $w->parseMessageForPlaceHolder($pop, $this->getFormModel()->getData());

Well, you won't find those last two lines. Add them. See if that works for enabling placeholder replacement.

If so, I'll commit that change to github.

-- hugh

 

[p38]

BINGO!!!!!!

Thanks Hugh, works perfectly.

Paul

 

[cheesegrits]

Cool. Committed:

https://github.com/Fabrik/fabrik/commit/b448bb026fb463bdd4f8c2e3c126df0d7b0dc3ad

-- hugh

 

[p38]

I also see the normal dropdown list element also does not eval(), I just saw it yesterday and noticed it does not work AGAIN with latest build.

Please Rob or Hugh, put it back again, not sure how it got lost.