Working with Callbacks

jjjj12212

Hi Everyone,

so I finally had time to sit and learn how to make a module.
So far so good, I got the record browser going, got my new fields, got watchdog working (with the help of Adam's Asset Module), and got permissions working. :D.

Now I am stuck with callbacks..
I'm looking at doing what the Contacts have done with the Main Company field, where when you start typing the company, it finds the best answer and autofills it.

Now the trouble is that I copied the code, modified it, but wouldn't let me type anything in the single select field.

can someone assist me what exactly I need to enter code-wise to get started?

thanks,

jjjj12212

ajb

Hi,
And I assume you want to search for something other than a contacts?

In short - when you add RB field as select, then it's replaced with autoselect, when amount of records exceeds limit defined in User Settings/Browsing Records. It will search for records using fields defined as visible fields for label.
If you want to have some more control then search source code for 'autoselect' QF field usages.

Adam

jjjj12212

Hi Adam,

Thanks for your post, I have gotten farther for what I need to setup.

This is what I have so far:

TestInstall

Utils_RecordBrowserCommon::install_new_recordset('test_test', array(

        array('name'=>'Test 1', 'type'=>'text', 'param'=>20, 'visible'=>true ),

        array('name'=>'Select 1', 'type'=>'select', 'visible'=>true, 'filter'=>true, 'param'=>'test_test::test_1')

        ));

If it was less than 20 records it shows the exact data that test_1 displays.

Once it past that, it does the auto completion, however it displays the record ID rather than the test_1 field.

I did a search 'autoselect' and also 'QF' but I couldn't come up with something simple just to show the field.

Please bare with me, I did read the Documentation on the RB but I can't find information about setting up the QFfields and display callbacks. (i know how to assign it to the fields, but not display or generate simple things).
can you post a quick example what I need to do so I can break it down and learn from it?

thanks,

jjjj12212

ajb

I don't remember how exactly it should behave in 1.4.2, but in upcoming release i'm sure that label should be generated from fields in definition.

I suggest to use RBO, as it should be easier to use and it keeps code more structured.
For very simple recordsets (as your example is) it may require to write a little bit more code, but it's easier to reference and use this recordset later.

Regards,
Adam

jjjj12212

Hi Adam,

then I will wait until the next update.

I have tried the RBO before but I was getting errors before and like I said in the past posts 😛, I am fairly new with the OOP with PHP and just got started with your framework so since there are many examples with the RB, that is what I can currently use for now.

thanks,

jjjj12212

P.S. make sure you update the Wiki with the next release.

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