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Form field "showon" with multiple fields
You can chain the attribute values of showon, using [AND], like so:
showon="field1:1[AND]field2:1"
Adding more fields to the chain is also allowed.
On a side note, you can use an [OR] clause in the ...
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How to conditionally show fields in module xml?
You can use Joomla's showon attribute in your field.
Here's an exmaple:
<field name="first" type="list" label="Select Something">
<option value="1">Option 1</option>
<...
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5
votes
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How to execute an ajax script to update form fields in an .xml file rendered by Akeeba FOF?
You can use JSON format in the controller directly by adding .json suffix and changing format in your URL to json. In this case the controller would be placed in /administrator/components/com_example/...
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4
votes
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Range form field type
When ever in doubt about Joomla's form fields, have a look at the following directory, where you will find each one.
libraries/joomla/form/fields
To get a range form field, you can use the ...
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4
votes
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Form field "checkboxes" mutliple default values
Set a comma separated property "checked" in the XML file rather than using default and you should be good. We also do not call trim on the comma separated values as having spaces in values is allowed ...
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How to execute an ajax script to update form fields in an .xml file rendered by Akeeba FOF?
This component is developed using Akeeba FOF, so you need to read the documentation to know how to complete the task.
Almost everything is configured using XML, this is to some extent of course.
To ...
3
votes
Calendar Field Type
I would guess there's an implicit timezone conversion happening. It's saving the time as midnight GMT in the DB, but on re-display, it's converting it to local time.
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Saving mobile no in database save filtered no
There's nothing wrong in your code, rather your table definition.
Max range of INT in MySQL is:
-2147483648 to 2147483647
So instead of using INT for your table field, use BIGINT
More details ...
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3
votes
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Repeatable field not visible anymore?
Are you talking about the repeatable custom field? If so, then you could try the following:
Download a copy of the latest Joomla (3.9.26 as of this writing).
Go to the folder /plugins/fields.
Copy/...
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Creating a field plug-in, need the com_content form to be enctype multipart
There really isn't a good way to do this. Your best bet is parsing the already generated HTML and making a replacement there. For the component this can be done using onAfterDispatch event. Below is a ...
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2
votes
Remove form fieldset
I see a lot of weird answers with regular expressions and attribute handling... Why? Joomla! has a great API in JForm to do everything you need. Since it's not quite clear what you want to accomplish ...
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Is the new 'showon' attribute only for back-end forms?
It should work as long as your form is generated using JForm.
If you build your HTML for the form yourself, then you may have to manually add the needed code and markup.
Try rendering the field using &...
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Is the new 'showon' attribute only for back-end forms?
I guess it's a problem related to system core, Your template/Joomla don't load JS for that functionality, just add JS /media/jui/js/cms.js in your controller where you load form.
regards
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HTML code disappears in module backend field after save
Try adding filter="raw" to your XML file:
<fields name="params">
<fieldset name="basic">
<field name="html_code" type="textarea" rows="10" cols="30" filter="raw" /&...
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Is it possible to pass data to custom form fields files from a loaded form?
The easiest way is to use the $_POST inside your field class like:
$input = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
See the reference for JInput.
Though it feels like a bad design I do not see any ...
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Calling module params from custom field type
You probably forgot to specify container of the form fields. Your code should be something like
$this->form->getValue('fallBeginning', 'container')
if your field has actual html code like
<...
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2
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DPFields display values in module
Glad you like it. If you just need the value, then use the field model as you can see here https://github.com/Digital-Peak/DPFields/blob/master/com_dpfields/admin/helpers/dpfields.php#L137. Keep in ...
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Joomla 3.7.x PHP API set value of custom user field
Don't mess directly with the table! Use the field model which has a setValue function. It allows you to write the value correctly into the database as done in the system plugin.
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Joomla Field autopopulate on select of another field
You can use the "showon" field attribute to hide/show a field depending upon the value of another field. So you could have lots of Sections fields - one for each Division - and show only the ...
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Fields component media field using absolute url instead of relative
I think you are looking for the rawvalue property of the field object
/* Rearrange Fields for use */
foreach($this->item->jcfields as $jcfield){
$this->item->jcFields[$jcfield->name]...
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2
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How to update colorpicker fields to Joomla 4.x
Neither form fields, nor their layouts are really designed to be used outside of Form API. Things can break very easily this way. A form instance is expected in some fields and a field instance in ...
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1
vote
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How to make field attribute label work
Assuming you're using Joomla's default search tools layout, it does not render labels. You can create a custom layout or a layout override specific to your component. To accomplish the second option:
...
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Why doesn't this 'usergrouplist' field show a label?
The problem is likely in your view. What do you get when you print something like the following in your view?
<?php echo $this->form->getLabel('view_access'); ?>
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vote
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Why doesn't this 'usergrouplist' field show a label?
It worked after I uninstalled and reinstalled the component. So apparently there's nothing wrong with the code.
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vote
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How to identify which JForm list field triggered the submission of my form?
Create a hidden field in your form:
<field
name="example"
type="hidden"
/>
Before submitting the form, populate this field with the ID or name of the field used to submit the form:
&...
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1
vote
How to add placeholder to input field via php variable
You need to follow below steps
Go to components/com_yourcomponent/models/forms
Find out the xml file which loads that form.
Find the fields where you want to add the place holder text.
Use hint ...
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How to add placeholder to input field via php variable
I believe that hint is the attribute you're looking for:
<field name="name"
label="Name"
type="text"
required="true"
hint="Placeholder Text"
default=""
/>
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vote
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How could I make Joomla! fields as a function
I presume you're in a template override of com_content. In which case your $this will point to an instance of a view class, eg. ContentViewArticle or something.
PHP does allow you to declare ...
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1
vote
Joomla media extra field without Alt tag
First, you'll need to create a separate field for the alt tag. Make a note of this and the image field's ID.
You then need to override the article layout. To do this, copy components\com_content\...
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