https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/bug-gform-meta-field-cant-use-boolean-false Gravity Support Forums Topic: Bug - gform meta field - can't use boolean false en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:56:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/bug-gform-meta-field-cant-use-boolean-false#post-79863 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:17:54 +0000 Dana Cobb 79863@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi, tyndalewebteam,</p> <p>I would like to try and reproduce the issue. Can you provide me an export of your form and any GF filters you are using? I want to do exactly the same thing as you are doing. You can email the form export to <a href="mailto:dana@rocketgenius.com">dana@rocketgenius.com</a>.</p> <p>Thanks. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/bug-gform-meta-field-cant-use-boolean-false#post-79699 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:49:08 +0000 tyndalewebteam 79699@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thank you for passing that along. I look forward to hearing their response. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/bug-gform-meta-field-cant-use-boolean-false#post-79695 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:37:26 +0000 Chris Hajer 79695@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I've asked the developers for their input on this one. Thank you for the detailed report of your findings. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/bug-gform-meta-field-cant-use-boolean-false#post-79690 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:24:07 +0000 tyndalewebteam 79690@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We were tracking down a problem where a checkbox state was not being retained when trying to save as gform meta field.</p> <p>After investigating the code in <code>forms_model.php</code> and taking a look at the database, I noted that the records were always being inserted and never updated. So I cleared the lead_meta table and tried saving the ticked checkbox again. Saw the new record in the table. Then I tried to save it unticked and verified that it indeed updated the existing record. Next, I attempted to save the ticked checkbox and that's when a new record was inserted. From that point on, I found that whatever value, Boolean or otherwise, would just be inserted as a new record.</p> <p>Taking a look at the code for the <code>gform_update_meta</code> function, I found that the check for an existing record looked a little something like this:<br /> <code>$meta_exists = gform_get_meta($entry_id, $meta_key) !== false;</code> (line #2839)</p> <p>I also noted in the <code>gform_get_meta</code> function, we are converting <code>null</code> (actually nonexistent) records to false.<br /> <code>$meta_value = $value == null ? false : maybe_unserialize($value);</code> (line #2829)<br /> This leads me to believe that it was by design to return false in the case of a nonexistent meta field record.</p> <p>The problem with this is that when you save a Boolean false value--unwittingly or purposefully--it will forever be seen by the current logic as "nonexistent" and a new record will be created every save onward since the <code>gform_get_meta</code> function will always grab the first natural order record available and then blatantly lie about its whereabouts. </p>