Dropdown field default item

Set a dropdown field default based on Joomla menu selection.

Overview

The dropdown in a CF form does not automatically reflect the user's menu choice.
Use custom PHP to detect the active menu item ID and assign the corresponding value to the form's data array for the dropdown field.

ja jaak 30 Dec, 2014

Hello,

I have Joomla menu with items:

Loan_type1, Loan_type2, Loan_type3

In the page i have dropdown list field on the form (the thirst page of the form inside module):
[list]Loan_type1
Loan_type2
Loan_type3[/list]

If the user selects "Loan_type2" from the menu, then "Loan_type2" should be automatically selected from the dropdown list. How would it be possible to do?

Jaak

es esl 30 Dec, 2014

This is the easiest way i know...
http://mywebsite.com/Car_Loans?Loan_type2=carloans

es esl 30 Dec, 2014

Correction http://mywebsite.com/Car_Loans?fieldname=Loan_type2

Gr GreyHead 31 Dec, 2014

Hi Jaak,

Presumably the ItemIds in the Menu URLs are different so you could use those to set the default value.

Bob

ja jaak 05 Jan, 2015

Hello,

Sorry if noob question.
I understand what I need to do, but how I can in Joomla to this variable to menu item.

Jaak

Gr GreyHead 06 Jan, 2015

Hi Jaak,

ChronoForms adds the URL variables to the $form->data array it uses - add a Debugger action temporarily to the On Load event of your form to see what values are there. You can set a variable either as esl suggests, or using the ItemId set by the menu. In the second case you will need some Custom PHP to link the ItemId to the Loan Type

Bob

ja jaak 06 Jan, 2015

Hello,

Exactly, my question was how it is possible to add get variable to Joomla menu. I manually probing to add needed variable to menu item and its working. But i can't found the way how to add variable to Joomla menu.

Jaak

ja jaak 07 Jan, 2015

Answer

Hello,

Solved.

I using code:

<?php
  //This is the code for the page with menu ID 766

$app = JFactory::getApplication();
$menuID = $app->getMenu()->getActive()->id;

  if ($menuID == 766)
  {
    $valik='pl';
    $form->data['laenuvalik'] = $valik;
 }

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