Cannot select multiple options when editing form

Cannot select multiple options when editing form

by Daryl Batchelor -
Number of replies: 2

If anyone could help me with this it would be greatly appreciated!  I have created an autocomplete form element like so:

$selected_options = array( '544', '717')


$multiselect = $mform->addElement('course', 'courses_array', get_string('certificate_courseSection','mod_certification'), $courselist, $options);


$multiselect->setMultiple(true);


$multiselect->setValue($selected_options)

I am attempting to auto populate the selected element in the form utilising an array of values comprised of selected course ids like so.


$selected_options = array( '544', '717')



However when I attempt to select multiple default values I cannot do it.


I have tried 
$multiselect->setSelected($selected_options)
instead and also 
$mform->setDefault('courses_array', $selected_options)
but it does not work.


The only way I can get it to work is if I remove 


$multiselect->setMultiple(true)


so it only displays a single choice and use


$multiselect->setValue($selected_options)


- however this only displays the last element in the $selected_options array when I require it to display multiple elements.

                        

    
    
    
                            
    
    
                                

                                        
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                                        In reply to Daryl Batchelor
                                        
Re: Cannot select multiple options when editing form

                                        

                                            by Marcus Green - 
                        

                                

                
                                        

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This might help explore the possibilities.

https://m.vledevelop.co.uk/local/autocomplete2

                                    

                
                
                
                                        
                
                
                                            

                                                    
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Re: Cannot select multiple options when editing form

                                        

                                            by Daryl Batchelor - 
                        

                                

                
                                        

                                        

                            

                
                            

                
                                

                                    

                                        
Thanks Marcus,


this helped in finding the issue.


Fix:

The problem was the second parameter I used for the addElement function "courses_array".  For some reason using a string parameter with an underscore caused the error???  simply changing it to "coursesarray" solved this... not sure why, but it is working now.


CHANGED THIS: $multiselect = $mform->addElement('course', 'courses_array', get_string('certificate_courseSection','mod_certification'), $courselist, $options);

TO THIS: $multiselect = $mform->addElement('course', 'coursesarray', get_string('certificate_courseSection','mod_certification'), $courselist, $options);

                                    

                
                
                
                                        
                
                
                                            

                                                    
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