By budda on

When adding a node based on a CCK type i want to change the default value in the select list based on a value in the current users profile.

Using hook_form_alter() this is easy for other fields, but the select field appears to ignore whatever #default_value i set.

Example, I have a list of states that are selectable in a CCK node form.

[field_state] => Array
        (
            [#tree] => 1
            [key] => Array
                (
                    [#type] => select
                    [#title] => State
                    [#default_value] => AL
                    [#multiple] => 
                    [#options] => Array
                        (
                            [1] => AK
                            [2] => AL
                            [3] => AR
                            [4] => AZ
                            [5] => CA
                            [6] => CO
                            [7] => CT
                            [8] => DE
                            [9] => FL
                            [10] => GA
                            [11] => HI
                            [12] => IA
                            [13] => ID
                            [14] => IL
                            [15] => IN
                            [16] => KS
                            [17] => KY
                            [18] => LA
                            [19] => MA
                            [20] => MD
                            [21] => ME
                            [22] => MI
                            [23] => MN
                            [24] => MO
                            [25] => MS
                            [26] => MT
                            [27] => NC
                            [28] => ND
                            [29] => NE
                            [30] => NH
                            [31] => NJ
                            [32] => NM
                            [33] => NV
                            [34] => NY
                            [35] => OH
                            [36] => OK
                            [37] => OR
                            [38] => PA
                            [39] => RI
                            [40] => SC
                            [41] => SD
                            [42] => TN
                            [43] => TX
                            [44] => UT
                            [45] => VA
                            [46] => VT
                            [47] => WA
                            [48] => WI
                            [49] => WV
                            [50] => WY
                        )

                    [#required] => 1
                    [#description] => 
                )

        )

Based on a state value in a users profile i then want to default the select menu to the same value. So in hook_form_alter() I override the $form with:
$form['field_state']['key']['#default_value'] = $user_data->state;

Using dprint_r() i can see that the #default_value is getting changed as expected in the $form, yet the select widget still defaults to the first item in the select list no matter what.

Also, why is the select widget $form array structure different to other fields such as testfields which have a [0][value] rather than [key] element in the array?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 4.7.x

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budda’s picture

budda
Primary language English
Location Cheshire
commented

Setting the default value as an array doesn't work either.

[#default_value] => Array
                        (
                            [2] => AL
                        )

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obslogic@groups.drupal.org’s picture

obslogic@groups.drupal.org commented

I'm seeing this problem too...

Did you find any solutions?

Update:

I seem to have got things working by setting

$form[$field]['key']['#default_value'] = $key

E.g. for an array:
[1] = A
[2] = B

$key = 1 or 2...

budda’s picture

budda
Primary language English
Location Cheshire
commented

Sorry I never posted a follow-up to my query, but yes, you need to specify the key as the default, value, even when you #options don't define keys, they are being auto numbered by php anyway.

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greg.harvey’s picture

greg.harvey
Primary language English
commented

Hi,

I know this is a very old post, but I still can't get this to work in the current version of CCK for Drupal 5.7. I have tried the above and it doesn't work - I've tried an array, a key number as though it were autonumber, as type of integer, string, nothing!! =(

    [field_faq_weight] => Array
        (
            [#tree] => 1
            [key] => Array
                (
                    [#type] => select
                    [#title] => FAQ Weight
                    [#default_value] => 2
                    [#multiple] => 
                    [#options] => Array
                        (
                            [10] => 10
                            [9] => 9
                            [8] => 8
                            [7] => 7
                            [6] => 6
                            [5] => 5
                            [4] => 4
                            [3] => 3
                            [2] => 2
                            [1] => 1
                            [0] => 0
                            [-1] => -1
                            [-2] => -2
                            [-3] => -3
                            [-4] => -4
                            [-5] => -5
                            [-6] => -6
                            [-7] => -7
                            [-8] => -8
                            [-9] => -9
                            [-10] => -10
                        )

                    [#required] => 1
                    [#description] => 
                )

            [#weight] => -1
        )

My default value is having absolutely no effect on the select list.

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mhuebl’s picture

mhuebl commented

If you want the default value being "0", just put this in the "Php Code" Textarea of your CCk Field (beneath the "Allowed values list"):

$values = array();

for ($i = -10; $i <= 10; $i++) {
  $values[$i] = $i;
}

return $values;

Now, if you create new Content, the default value is 0. (Don't know why, but it works for me..).

greg.harvey’s picture

greg.harvey
Primary language English
commented

Decent workaround! Thank you. =)

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