Hello,
I am trying to create a search block from a view using the "dependent views filter" module. The search feature is meant to search several content types by fields set as filters. The content types are "vehicles", "merchandise", "jobs" and "tenders". When someone selects the "automobile" content type from the drop down menu, then it is supposed to show the "vehicle make", "Year of make" (start and end date fields), "price" select field etc. Unfortunately, global dependent filter is working fine for the "automobile - global dependent filter- vehicle make" combination but it does not work properly for the select drop-down fields of "vehicle make - global dependent filter - vehicle model" combinations.

The date fields set as filters are also still being displayed even-though they have been set to hide.

I don't know if this is a bug or I'm not doing something right. Please help.

I'm using drupal 7.12
views: 7.x-3.3
Views dependent filter: 7.x-1.0

I would be really grateful for your assistance. What the module can do is exactly what I am looking for.

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Tara1981’s picture

Tara1981 commented

I'm having the same problem with date fields

Tamanda’s picture

Tamanda commented
Assigned: Tamanda » Unassigned
trailrunner’s picture

trailrunner commented

I'm also having the issue. The date field is not hiding. I am showing both start and end dates in the exposed filter.

ansari’s picture

ansari commented

same than trailrunner, and it doesn't work..

Foonaka’s picture

Foonaka commented

Same problem here. The date fields always show, no matter what.

eminencehealthcare’s picture

eminencehealthcare commented

Same problem here.
Does anyone know of a way to do this manually? Maybe with a hook_form_alter?

muki91’s picture

muki91 commented

Has anybody been able to solve this problem ?

Tetris7’s picture

Tetris7 commented
Issue summary: View changes

Hi, i got the same problem. If i add a exposed date filter and set a dependent filter still showing this field always

ashokthube’s picture

ashokthube commented

Hi, I got the solution for above issue.

As date field dose not having ['#pre_render'][] = 'ctools_dependent_pre_render'; as this was included in date module but it will not in rendered in dependent module.

Fixed

In views_dependent_filter.module file

// Set the dependency on each form element as required.
foreach ($dependency_info['dependents'] as $dependent_filter_id) {
$identifier = $dependency_info['identifiers'][$dependent_filter_id];
$form[$identifier]['#process'][] = 'ctools_dependent_process';
// You should have to make it conditional only for Date field you can add the condition because other fields having ctools_dependent_pre_render

+ $form[$identifier]['#pre_render'][] = 'ctools_dependent_pre_render';

if (!isset($form[$identifier]['#dependency'])) {
$form[$identifier]['#dependency'] = array();
}
$form[$identifier]['#dependency'] += $form_dependency;

}

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mustanggb commented

Based on #9 I think it's preferable to fix this in the date module, I've added a patch to #1177198-14: Allow CTools to process #dependency for date elements.