SOLVED: Ignore default field values if no data entered

[invectus]

Hi there,

BTW This is a brilliant module, especially if you know what you're doing; I hope this can help me.

I'm using Jquery to change the default value of a field on focus.
If no data is entered into that field, the default value is displayed.

I'm using this technique as a way to enrich the user's experience while filling the form instead of the old fashion <label> tag.

The problem is that any field that wasn't filled returns it's default value to the database and I know you know how unfunny this is.

I was hoping to tell the form to ignore any field that contained certain values.

I would appreciate any help.

[Ben]

Hey Invectus,

Sure, no problem.

There's a couple of ways you could do it.
1. JS approach: On form submit, right before the content is actually submitted, you could empty the fields
2. Use this module and add rules like so:

PHP Code:

<?php 

if ($_POST["my_field"] == "default value") 

  $_POST["my_field"] = "";

if ($_POST["my_field2"] == "another default value") 

  $_POST["my_field2"] = ""; 

[invectus]

Hey Invectus,

Sure, no problem.

There's a couple of ways you could do it.
1. JS approach: On form submit, right before the content is actually submitted, you could empty the fields
2. Use this module and add rules like so:

PHP Code:

<?php 

if ($_POST["my_field"] == "default value") 

  $_POST["my_field"] = "";

if ($_POST["my_field2"] == "another default value") 

  $_POST["my_field2"] = ""; 

[invectus]

Hey Invectus,

Sure, no problem.

There's a couple of ways you could do it.
1. JS approach: On form submit, right before the content is actually submitted, you could empty the fields
2. Use this module and add rules like so:

PHP Code:

<?php 

if ($_POST["my_field"] == "default value") 

  $_POST["my_field"] = "";

if ($_POST["my_field2"] == "another default value") 

  $_POST["my_field2"] = ""; 

[Ben]

Hey Invectus.

You just wait...! I'm working on a "Hooks Manager" module this weekend that lets you add custom HTML onto any webpage and attach any other code to any functionality in the UI. It's totally cool. The Submission Pre-Parser is basically just offering a very small subset of the Hooks Manager functionality.

Of course it'll be completely bewildering to most folks, so I suspect I'll be spending an awfully long time documentating how it's used and examples... *sigh*. Still, it's really cool.

- Ben