https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value Gravity Support Forums Topic: Dropdown list + Selected value en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:20:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-50849 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:06:10 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 50849@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Got this working myself, just need help with this topic<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/validating-form-read-only-fields-and-pre_render-hook" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/validating-form-read-only-fields-and-pre_render-hook</a><br /> Thanks </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49392 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:18:39 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 49392@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Now left with one other issue: THE BACKEND TOTAL<br /> For the backend total, <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gravity_Forms_Pricing:_Adding_Tax" rel="nofollow">GF Example </a> used a fixed figure, 20, how can I incorporate the tax value (based on selection).</p> <p>add_filter('gform_product_info_78', 'update_product_info', 10, 3);<br /> function update_product_info($product_info, $form, $entry) {<br /> $total = get_total($product_info);<br /> $tax = (20 * $total) / 100; // update the "20" to the desired tax percentage<br /> .........</p> <p>how do I change that '20' to pick the tax value?<br /> Thanks </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49263 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:57:01 +0000 David Smith 49263@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Sounds like you got it. :) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49143 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:04:12 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 49143@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Ok I think I got it to work.<br /> Check <a href="http://www.pastie.org/3361172" rel="nofollow">http://www.pastie.org/3361172</a><br /> I changed<br /> taxRateField.change(function(){<br /> to<br /> jQuery(document).ready(function(){<br /> jQuery('select#input_3_21').bind('change', function(){<br /> Removed the - var taxRateField = jQuery('select#input_3_21'); and referred to it directly as jQuery('select#input_3_21') in all instances<br /> Then somewhere along I keep displaying the rate, to verify that it changes and let the user know.</p> <p>I hope it continues to work. Any redundant line or better way?</p> <p>Thanks y'all </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49137 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:07:29 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 49137@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>My select field was hidden (displays on a condition), I undid that (made it visible) and still not working.... </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49136 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:05:16 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 49136@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>It kind of did not work.<br /> Here is what I have. <a href="http://www.pastie.org/3360944" rel="nofollow">http://www.pastie.org/3360944</a><br /> The other one worked better except the lack of communicating change in selection. Any ideas? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49125 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:45:42 +0000 David Smith 49125@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi VAR,</p> <p>Here is an adjusted snippet where we let Gravity Forms know that any time the drop down changes it should recalculate the form:</p> <p><a href="http://pastie.org/3360358" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/3360358</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-49076 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:16:53 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 49076@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Works Great. But How do I 'monitor' the dropdown, should the user change it.<br /> The form calculates based on the selection, but doesnt update if for instance I go back and change the value in the dropdown.<br /> Regards, </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-48877 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:45:17 +0000 David Smith 48877@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Give this a shot: <a href="http://pastie.org/3350499" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/3350499</a></p> <p>Be sure to update as indicated by the comments. :) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dropdown-list-selected-value#post-48561 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:22:41 +0000 VAR Channel Marketing 48561@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I am trying to customize the walkthrough for Tax (<a href="http://gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gravity_Forms_Pricing:_Adding_Tax)" rel="nofollow">http://gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gravity_Forms_Pricing:_Adding_Tax)</a>.<br /> But in my case, I want the tax rate to vary based on a preselected item from a dropdown list.<br /> So for example<br /> if you selected option 1 from the specified dropdown, then ur tax rate is X%, if you selected 2, your rate will be Y% etc.<br /> How do I use/call up the value/item in the selected field? What filter/function/code can I use to acieve this?</p> <p>See part of what I have so far in my functions.php</p> <pre><code>add_filter(&#39;gform_pre_render_3&#39;, &#39;add_total_script&#39;); function add_total_script($form) { ?&gt; &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt; function gform_product_total(formId, total){ var rate = 0; if ($(&quot;.ginput_3_20 option:selected&quot;).text()) == &quot;Option1_selected&quot;){ rate = 20; } else { if ...................................// an so on } else { rate = 100; } //end if var tax = ((rate * total) / 100); //calculate the tax to be paid and add below; return total + tax; } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;?php return $form; }</code></pre>