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How to have a list box in the CMS

Hi,

I would like to create a list box in Perch, in order to be able to select predefined lines of text from a .html template that are to be generated in a website as HTML code.

I found this:

https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/templates/attributes/type/select/

but as they are comma separated values, I cannot use a comma.

Is there any way around this situation?

Thank you
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

  • 6 years ago
Philip Gwynne

Philip Gwynne 1 points

6 years ago

You could create a multiple item region to place the various lines of text in and use a dataselect instead?

https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/templates/attributes/type/dataselect/
Simon Clay

Simon Clay 127 points

6 years ago

It would be great to be able to 'escape' commas in select and radio fieldtypes, but unfortunately it's not possible as yet. It would be a useful feature, I have had need of it in the past.

You could use individual checkboxes, as they have a value field which will take commas I believe:

<perch:content id="text_line_1" type="checkbox" label="Text Line 1" value="A checkbox can have a comma, I think" />
<perch:content id="text_line_2" type="checkbox" label="Text Line 2" value="Escaping commas would be a useful feature, I think" />
<perch:content id="text_line_3" type="checkbox" label="Text Line 3" value="Because commas are used in values, sometimes" />

However, this would allow the user to select more than one line of text which may not be what you intend.
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

I would do this:

<perch:content id="textline" type="select" options="A,B,C" suppress="true" />

<perch:if id="textline" value="A">
    ... your text line ...
</perch:if>
<perch:if id="textline" value="B">
    ... your text line ...
</perch:if>
<perch:if id="textline" value="C">
    ... your text line ...
</perch:if>
Garth Holmes

Garth Holmes 1 points

6 years ago

Philip Gwynne said:

You could create a multiple item region to place the various lines of text in and use a dataselect instead?

https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/templates/attributes/type/dataselect/

Hi Phillip,

You have helped me solve a problem in a very simple way, thank you.