https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render Gravity Support Forums Topic: Prepopulate multiple columns list field with gform_pre_render en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:21:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69268 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:54:35 +0000 skin29 69268@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I eliminated the doubling by extending this piece of code in the gform_post_data() function</p> <p><a href="http://pastie.org/4382382" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/4382382</a> </p> <p>this way if it is a list type field it deletes all the custom meta associated with this field and adds new entries. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69267 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:23:35 +0000 skin29 69267@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thank You!,<br /> I get the exact same array structure for the $form['defaultValue'] but the list fields remained empty and the thing was I had left the checkbox "Allow field to be populated dynamically" checked.</p> <p>After I unchecked it I get the fields populated, but now I have the problem with duplicating fields when updating the post.</p> <p>Here is the code I used</p> <p><a href="http://pastie.org/4382288" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/4382288</a></p> <p>Thanks again! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69242 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:08:09 +0000 Vayu 69242@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>This is for a list field with multiple columns:<br /> <pre><code>[defaultValue] =&gt; Array ( [0] =&gt; Array( [Column 1] =&gt; 111 [Column 2] =&gt; 222 [Column 3] =&gt; 333 ) [1] =&gt; Array ( [Column 1] =&gt; 444 [Column 2] =&gt; 555 [Column 3] =&gt; 666 ) )</code></pre> <p>This is for a list field without multiple columns:<br /> <pre><code>[defaultValue] =&gt; Array( [0] =&gt; 777 [1] =&gt; 888 [2] =&gt; 999 )</code></pre> <p><a href="http://www.box.com/shared/62fab23b6eead9fa0be4" rel="nofollow">http://www.box.com/shared/62fab23b6eead9fa0be4</a></p> <p>I have found an issue though. For some reason it is not possible to delete entire rows, by clicking on a minus button and then update. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69237 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:21:59 +0000 skin29 69237@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi Vayu,<br /> I would be very grateful if You could post the result of the </p> <p><code>print_r( $field[ &#39;defaultValue&#39; ] );</code> </p> <p>for the list type field?</p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69223 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:31:18 +0000 skin29 69223@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi,<br /> I had similar code like You in line 170, after adding the "list" case in the switch statement - I still have no data in the form fields. </p> <p>Here is a array for the $result array </p> <p><a href="http://pastie.org/4379717" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/4379717</a></p> <p>but still no data in the form fields </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69210 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:31:52 +0000 Vayu 69210@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi.</p> <p>It was difficult task, but I think I managed to solve it. It may not be pretty and most likely it can be done better but here it is. I had to modified file gravityforms-update--post.php, which I usually don't do. This was at about line 239.<br /> <a href="http://pastie.org/4379397" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/4379397</a></p> <p>Furthermore, I added this bit of code to about line 170.<br /> <pre><code>elseif ($field[&#39;type&#39;] == &#39;post_custom_field&#39; &amp;&amp; isset($meta[$field[&#39;postCustomFieldName&#39;]]) &amp;&amp; $field_type == &#39;list&#39;) { $field = $this-&gt;gform_populate_element($field, $field_type, $meta[$field[&#39;postCustomFieldName&#39;]]); }</code></pre> <p>I haven't explained the code, as I don't really have the time, but I hope this makes sense. :-) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69207 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:12:32 +0000 skin29 69207@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi Vayu<br /> what modifications did You make to get the first fields populated?</p> <p>I modified the plugin to but can't display any values in the fields. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69089 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:24:01 +0000 Vayu 69089@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I can fill the first input field in the list field, when I convert the string to an array. Here you can see two ways I have manipulated the string and added it to the $field[defaultvalue].<br /> <a href="http://www.box.com/shared/572184b8ea9b7f80b897" rel="nofollow">http://www.box.com/shared/572184b8ea9b7f80b897</a></p> <p>I just can't seem to fill out all three input fields. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-69056 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:08:14 +0000 Vayu 69056@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Help please help. :-) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/prepopulate-multiple-columns-list-field-with-gform_pre_render#post-68910 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:38:46 +0000 Vayu 68910@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi Chris.<br /> Thanks for getting back to me on this. :-)</p> <p>Yes, I have studied the $form/$entry dumb on this and I can't get it right.<br /> Here is part of the dump for this field:<br /> <a href="https://www.box.com/shared/b3ab15c81c754e62ddb8" rel="nofollow">https://www.box.com/shared/b3ab15c81c754e62ddb8</a><br /> I have tried to add data to the "defaultvalue", but this doesn't help.</p> <p>Any clue? </p>