Use multiline text as trigger in DFFS

[Alexander Bautz]

Currently you cannot use a multiline text field as a trigger directly, but there is a workaround.

Add a rule with the trigger “No trigger (must be triggered manually)”, and add this code to the Custom JS textarea:

// Plain text fields
$("#dffs_NameOfYourMultilineField textarea").on("change",function(){
    spjs.dffs.triggerRule(["NameOfYourRule"]);
});

// Enhanced Rich text fields
var initialRteVal = getFieldValue("NameOfYourMultilineField").replace(/<[^>]*>/g,"");
$("#dffs_NameOfYourMultilineField div.ms-rtestate-write").on("blur",function(){
    var currVal = getFieldValue("NameOfYourMultilineField").replace(/<[^>]*>/g,"");
    if(currVal !== initialRteVal){
        spjs.dffs.triggerRule(["NameOfYourRule"]);
    }
});

Replace “NameOfYourMultilineField” with the name of your field, and “NameOfYourRule” with the “Rule friendly name” of your rule.

Alexander

[Eric Dickerson]

I want to use this to hide blank multi-line text fields in an Edit form. I think I need some code to go in the “()” after function in the JS script that sets the condition for triggering this rule as “is not equal to [blank]”… is that correct? if so can you give me the code for that?

[Alexander Bautz]

I’m not sure I understand exactly what you mean, but you can add this code to your EditForm Custom JS to hide and empty multiline plain text field:

if(getFieldValue("MultilinePlainText").length === 0){
	$("#dffs_MultilinePlainText").hide();   
}

Change “MultilinePlainText” with your field name.

If you have a rich text input you can hide it like this.

if($(getFieldValue("MultilineRich")).text().replace(/\u200B/g,"").length === 0){
	$("#dffs_MultilineRich").hide();   
}

Change “MultilineRich” with your field name.

Alexander

[Artaker]

Hi,

does this work for multilookup fields as well?

Thanks
BR
Nicole

[Alexander Bautz]

No, but it would be possible to do it in a similar way. How would you use the trigger?

Alexander

[Author]

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