default value when hidden()
I created a field that is only visible when a toggle is set (using
visible()). This works fine, but when I update the field value AND toggle the field mentioned, the value of this field is not saved. I understand why this is the case: the field is not included in the post-data because it's not visible.
Is there a way to set a "default"-value when the field is not visible? dehydrateStateUsing() does not seem to work (even with dehydratedWhenHidden()?
I know I could use the lifecycle-hooks, or even model-events but I want to include it in the form (to keep it all together). Any ideas?8 Replies
If you want it directly in the form, you could use a hidden field to store the actual value, with a default set. And update the state of the hidden field when state if your visible field changes.
an extra (hidden) field... that's clever. Is there no way to achieve the same result but with methods on the original (hidden/visible) field?
dehydratedWhenHidden() seems like it was added to fix an issue in MorphToSelect, though I'm not clear why it wouldn't be working for this
Is the field inside any kind of container that's also being hidden?no, it's right next to the toggle
You probably would need to mutate the data on save instead, if the field is hidden.
Looking at this now, and altering the state in the
beforeSave looks slightly better than using an additional field I guess... thanks for thinking along though!Hopefully one of the core team can shed light on why
dehydrateWhenHidden() doesn't work in this instance.+1 for
dehydratedWhenHidden() - helped me out a bunch