Textarea bug?

Hi there, I am using CC6 and CF6. I have a connection with a Form view that is using {chronoform:FormName} to load my form. After some hunting through this forum, I figured out how to put {var:read_data2.Data2} into the Data Provider box so that my form will be pre-filled with the data from the connection Function.

However, I ran into a problem with a textarea.

The value for the textarea field should be:

<p>Test Intro</p>

But when I view the source of my form, this is what I see:

<textarea data-editor="1" data-autoresize="1" rows="10" name="intro" id="intro" value="<p><p>Test intro</p></textarea>

It's breaking the form so that it tries to put all the fields after the textarea into the textarea box too.

Help please!

EDIT: On a somewhat related note, I noticed that the Date fields also aren't filling in properly. I think this is because the values are in the wrong format from what the Date fields expect, but I can't figure out the correct location and syntax for reformatting the values. With CC5/CF5 I would just use PHP in a custom code box in the form's load event. If anyone has any advice on that...

Hi megana,

Please attach a backup of the "form" only.

You can also try to insert "<p>Test Intro</p>" in the textarea content box, does it display correctly ?

Another solution is to use {var:read_data2.Data2.text_area_name} in the content box of the textarea.

But your current config should work and is working for me here!

Happy new year!

Best regards

Hi Max,

Sure I have attached the form backup.

When filling out the form for a new entry, the textarea has a default "Content" value that includes several paragraphs with <p> tags and that all displays fine. I had changed it to "<p>Test Intro</p>" when testing the form and it submitted and saved to the database properly. It's only when editing that it doesn't fill in the textarea properly.

Thanks,
-Megan

Hi Megan,

Since the problem is only when editing then I can not test it without a copy of the db table, or if you can give me access to the app page on your website ? you can send the link by PM if so.

The textarea with the problem is the one which has the wysiwyg editor ? if yes then did you try with the editor disabled ?

Best regards

Hi Max,

Yes that's correct and I did try it with the WYSIWYG disabled but it had the same problem.

I'll send a PM with the info.

Thanks,
-Megan

This probably isn't the best way to fix this, but here's what I tried for now.

In libraries/cegcore2/helpers/html.php, I found this section:

if($type == 'textarea'){
			$this->tag = 'textarea';
			$this->content = !empty($this->attributes['value']) ? $this->attributes['value'] : '';
			if(empty($this->attributes['data-rows'])){
				$this->attributes['data-rows'] = $this->attributes['rows'];
			}
		}

And changed it to this:

if($type == 'textarea'){
			$this->tag = 'textarea';
			$this->content = !empty($this->attributes['value']) ? $this->attributes['value'] : '';
			$this->attributes['value'] = '';
			if(empty($this->attributes['data-rows'])){
				$this->attributes['data-rows'] = $this->attributes['rows'];
			}
		}

Now my textarea is filled in properly but doesn't try to add an unnecessary "value" attribute.

Still trying to figure out this date issue:

On a somewhat related note, I noticed that the Date fields also aren't filling in properly. I think this is because the values are in the wrong format from what the Date fields expect, but I can't figure out the correct location and syntax for reformatting the values. With CC5/CF5 I would just use PHP in a custom code box in the form's load event. If anyone has any advice on that...

Thanks Max!!
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For the dates, the problem is that I have the date field set to use the format mm/dd/yyyy, but it saves into the database in yyyy-mm-dd format. When I go to edit an entry, the date field doesn't populate. For now, I just changed the date field to use yyyy-mm-dd format and now it populates fine, but we have people get annoyed because it's not "easy to read".

Hi megana,
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The date field is in Chronoforms or Connectivity ? do you have the latest Chronoforms6 update ?
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Best regards

Hi Max,
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Just got the latest update and it works now, thank you!!
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-Megan