Function on contribution.ztl not working

[former_member183473]

   Hi experts,

I'm having a problem, on the contribution.ztl file, I created the following code

String getSelectedValue(){*

  return this.selectedValue;

  *}

Which I fire when the value is changed on the combobox, with the following code.

that.setProperty("selectedValue",that.getValue());

  that.fireDesignStudioPropertiesChanged(["selectedValue"]);

  that.fireDesignStudioEvent("onchange");

But it always return undifined when I try to show the result of the function getSelectedValue.

My code is here

https://github.com/olafecorcam/com.leandro.gp.combobox

Any ideas?

By the way, this component I'm creating so that I can add "ALL" to the list of values inside the combo, as per now the native one comes with the first value already selected, which is causing confusion on the users.

Best

Leandro

[mike_howles4 · Accepted solution]

Add this property in contribution.xml:

<property type="String" id="selectedValue" title="Selected Value (Needed whether you want it in a property sheet or not)" visible="false"/>

Also, change this code snippet in component.js:

initDesignStudio : function() {
  try {
  var that = this;
  this.attachChange(function() {
  alert(that.getValue());
  // Do this:
  that.setSelectedValue(that.getValue());
  // Not this:
  // that.setProperty("selectedValue",that.getValue());
  that.fireDesignStudioPropertiesChanged(["selectedValue"]);
  that.fireDesignStudioEvent("onchange");
  });
  } catch (e) {
  alert(e); // Aw snap
  }

There, fixed. 

[IngoH]

Hello Leandro,

just as a quick check on this comment here:

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By the way, this component I'm creating so that I can add "ALL" to the list of values inside the combo, as per now the native one comes with the first value already selected, which is causing confusion on the users.

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You are aware that the setItems option does have an option to add "ALL" to the list of items ?

regards

Ingo Hilgefort

[mike_howles4]

Ingo, please explain, because the BIAL syntax isn't helping show how.

[IngoH]

just put a "ALL" as last item for the setItems command.

example:

DROPDOWN_2.setItems(DS_1.getMemberList(<dimension>, MemberPresentation.INTERNAL_KEY, MemberDisplay.TEXT, 20,"All"));

Ingo

[mike_howles4]

So technically not part of the setItems options, but rather the getMemberList options, then.  Got it, thanks.

[former_member183473]

I did not now that one...

Well that was an entire day for nothing hahahaha...

But I'll get to keep the knowledge..

And Michael, your solution worked like a charm.. thank you.

Best

Leandro

[mike_howles4]

Leandro,

I was also surprised.  I'm guessing it's not enough to rely on the autocomplete functionality in the Script Editor window, because it looks like it only will put in mandatory parameter placeholders, so I understand how it's not completely obvious:

[former_member183473]

Ingo,

Thanks for the tip, but now I came across another problem.

I'm using the native dropdown now, and there's 4 of them, and I created a button that clear all applied filters, I can't set the combo value back to "All".. I

tried

DP_RAMO.setSelectedValue("");

DP_RAMO.setSelectedValue("All");

DP_RAMO.setSelectedValue("(ALL_MEMBERS)");

But none of it worked.

Can you help me?

Best

Leandro

[former_member183473]

Yep, from now on I'll take a better look into the help tooltip of the functions.

Thanks again.

Best

Leandro

[IngoH]

did you try a clearallfilter?

Ingo

[former_member183473]

Ingo,

I'm able to clear the filters on the data sources, I'm not able to set the value "All" back to the dropdown box.

Best

Leandro

[mike_howles4]

Can you clear the filter and then re-issue the same setitems statement again?  Maybe that order of events will force the dropdown back to 'All'?

[IngoH]

that should for sure do the trick but kind of an unnecessary step. don't have time today to play around but will look into this on Monday

ingo

[former_member183473]

I tried that, and nothing.

What worked was,

DP_MES.setItems(DS_GRAFICO.getMemberList("0PLANT", MemberPresentation.INTERNAL_KEY, MemberDisplay.TEXT, 0,"Todos"));
DP_MES.setItems(DS_GRAFICO.getMemberList("0CALMONTH2", MemberPresentation.INTERNAL_KEY, MemberDisplay.TEXT, 0,"Todos"));

I had to set a different list, and than set the right one back, and that did the trick.

Best

Leandro

[mike_howles4]

LOL, glad you found a combination of commands to knock it into submission for you. 

I'd tend to agree with Ingo that having to do it in this manner is kind of unnecessary but at the end of the day sometimes you must do what works and move on, I suppose!

At least you've come to two options of how to overcome it now!  (BIAL script trickery or an Addon).