Updating Multi Line Textbox control issue

[joseph_huang]

I am able to update single textbox using NWF$('#'+ varTitle).val("Message"); method, but it doesn't work on Multi Line Texbox

Anyone can help?

Thank you in advance.

[andrewg · Accepted solution]

The query looks correct, but are you sure the ID of the textarea is correctly defined by #+ varTitle? Sometimes they have unique IDs. For each control on the form you can assign a unique CSS class. I've used the class to find the control using NWF$(.myclass).val("MyValue").

[xMikeX]

Hello,

Do you have other Javascript within the form as well?  Some other part of your code may be interfering with this.   Create a new form and put a multiline text field on it.  Give it the same variable name and try something like the following to just to rule out that its not something else causing the issue:

NWF$(document).ready(function() {

     NWF$('#'+varTitle).val("Message");

});

Let us know what you find!

[joseph_huang]

That code works perfectly well with normal single line text box but no on a rich text box.

I managed to figure out a way to populate text to a rich text box as follow:

var txtArea = NWF$('#'+ varInventorytxt).closest('tr').find('div[id$="_inplacerte"]');

txtArea.html("testing 123");

Enjoy!

[xMikeX]

The reason it worked for me is the original post said multiline text box - not a rich text box.  That makes sense.

[#6]

Hi,

I tried using the suggestion given by mike. But it didn't work.

Mine is a Multiline Text control and I have no other Javascripts.

But it didn't apply the value.

Any suggestions?

[#7]

I want the multiline text box to get the value set automatically based on the click on a radio button

But it should allow the users to change the value.

Currently I am able to set the value based on the radio button. But on "save" button user entered value gets reset.

In the below set, If "No" is selected in the radio button it should allow users to enter their own value. Below javascript does that. But on "Save" button click, it calls the javascript again and user entered value gets lost.

function goStep()

{

var varRdb= NWF$("#"+myRdbtn);

var strMyRadioButtonValue =

NWF$('#'+myRdbtn).find("input:checked").val();

alert(strMyRadioButtonValue);

var contactAddress

=

NWF$('#'+MyCalcValue).val();

alert(contactAddress);

//NWF$('#'+VarBCAddress).val(contactAddress);

if(strMyRadioButtonValue

==

"Yes")

{

NWF$('#'+varMultiTitle).val(contactAddress);

}

else

{

NWF$('#'+varMultiTitle).val("");

}

}

[sukeshm7677]

Hi Joseph,

I was trying to get the Multi Line Textbox value from Javascript. I tried all the possible methods and suggestions mentioned in different site. Luckily I saw your msg on this site and tried that and it worked!!!!

Thanks,

Sukesh

[#9]

Glad to hear it!

[#10]

I am trying to focus on rich text box but is is not working for it. However it is working for single line of text box...