In ExtJS does getForm().load() load combo field values? - javascript

I have a form with a combo box in it. The combo box loads it's data via a Json store and I use form.getForm().load( url: 'URL') to load the forms data also from a Json store.
When the data is loaded into the form I can see via Firebug that it receives the right value, the combo then displays the correct corresponding display value. When I look at the HTML in FireBug for the hiddenField it says the value="DISPLAYVALUE" not value="VALUE". When I then pick any value from the combo it changes to the correct value="VALUE".
Of course if the user never changes the combo the wrong value is submitted. Is this by design/limitation or am I missing something.
Do I really need to load and verify the data for each combo before I do the getForm().load()? wouldn't it make sense for load() to just load the complete data even if that means loading the data from a store?
I've included simplified sample code that has the issue.
Ext.onReady(function(){
var frmClientRecord = {
xtype: 'form',
items: [
{
fieldLabel: 'Advisor',
xtype: 'combo',
id: 'advisorName',
displayField: 'Advisor',
valueField: 'advisorId',
hiddenName: 'advisorsId',
mode: 'remote',
store: new Ext.data.Store({
autoLoad: true,
proxy: new Ext.data.HttpProxy({
url: '/referrals/index.php/advisors/read',
method: 'POST'
}),
reader: new Ext.data.JsonReader({
root: 'results',
fields: [
{name: 'advisorId'},
{name: 'Advisor'}
]
})
})
}
]
}
frmClientRecordCmp = new Ext.FormPanel(Ext.apply(frmClientRecord));
frmClientRecordCmp.getForm().load({
url: '/referrals/index.php/clients/getbyid/100',
})
frmClientRecordCmp.render(document.body);
});
JSON FOR THE COMBO
({"results":[{"Advisor":"Chris","advisorId":33},{"Advisor":"Fawzia","advisorId":2},{"Advisor":"Kent","advisorId":3},{"Advisor":"Rob","advisorId":4},{"Advisor":"Stephanie","advisorId":5}]})
JSON FOR THE FORM
{success: true, data: {"advisorsId":33}}

This could happen if your form is loading before the combo store loads. (Given that rest of your code looks Ok)
I suspect this will resolve if you render your form before loading it.
(move frmClientRecordCmp.render(document.body); one statement up in your sample code)
EDIT
Two points to consider-
Are you sure the combo store has finished loading before the form loads?
Looking at ComboBox's valueField documentation, it looks like a call to combo.setValue may be necessary after the form loads. Something along the lines of -
frmClientRecordCmp.getForm().load({
url: '/referrals/index.php/clients/getbyid/100',
success:function(form,action){
form.findField('advisorName').setValue(action.result.data.advisorId);
}
});

It was a problem I had caused by using the id: 'advisorName'. I was returning a field also named 'advisorName' so it was filling it even though I was specifying a hiddenName value. The moral is make sure your id is unique and not a field name.

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One month after, nobody answered to my question and because of this I believe that I should post the solution:
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Besides that, I discovered some other little issues. For example:
the editable option was disabled;
both resources dataSource had no "schema.total" field defined and that options is needeed once the "schema.data" field is called;
a "dataTextField" property from one of the resources was missed;

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I am trying to get data that is being passed and load it into various textfields. Right now, I have a .html file which contains this:
<script type="text/javascript">
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I'm trying to make an EXTJS application to send email with an attachment. So I have a very basic form that include textfield for the subject, another textfield with inputType: 'file' for the attachment, and an html editor.
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fileUpload:true,
labelAlign: 'right',
monitorValid: true,
border: false,
bodyBorder: false,
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labelStyle: 'font-weight:bold;'
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{
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fieldLabel: 'SUBJECT',
name: 'subject',
allowBlank: false
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{
xtype: 'textfield',
fieldLabel: 'ATTACHMENT',
name: 'file_to_upload',
anchor: '80%',
itemCls: 'attachment-field',
allowBlank: true,
inputType:'file'
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{
xtype: 'htmleditor',
fieldLabel:'MESSAGE',
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And this form is placed in a window which will submit to the server:
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title: 'Compose a message',
height: 600,
width: 800,
autoScroll: true,
border: false,
bodyBorder: false,
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How can I prevent triggering this security bar?
--EDIT December 18th, 2010 16:48 EST--
Is it possible that it can be caused by this: (comming from the EXTJS basicForm documentation)
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I don't think I understand everything about there explanation...
-- END EDIT --
Thanks
Alain
On the server side, you MUST do the following, even though it looks a bit odd:
set the response type to "text/html"
send {"success": true} as JSON object
the response type makes the browser render the response in the iframe ExtJS uses
ExtJS reads that from the DOM, and interprets it as JSON, looking for the success field.
This is what Ext writes to the document.
<iframe id="ext-gen170" name="ext-gen170" class="x-hidden" src="about:blank"><html><head></head><body></body></html></iframe>
This problem can be resolve by setting a valid https src path e.g. https://yousite.com/blank.html
I haven't found yet how to modify the src. Any help would be welcome
I believe ExtJs is doing this:
if(Ext.isIE) {
frame.src = Ext.SSL_SECURE_URL;
}
Where that string is defined as:
/**
* URL to a blank file used by Ext when in secure mode for iframe src and onReady src to prevent
* the IE insecure content warning (<tt>'about:blank'</tt>, except for IE in secure mode, which is <tt>'javascript:""'</tt>).
* #type String
*/
SSL_SECURE_URL : isSecure && isIE ? 'javascript:""' : 'about:blank',
...and isSecure is:
isSecure = /^https/i.test(window.location.protocol);
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If that doesn't work, it sounds like you need to set that URL to something that works for you (or maybe the value of isSecure is acting up).
following your suggestions and many test, here is what I did. I just assign the SSL_SECURE_URL constants right after I included the extall library to a blank image on my https application.
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Thanks a lot.

ExtJS combobox problem in IE

I have an ExtJS combobox with a remote data store behind it. In all browsers it works fine, except in IE (all versions that I've tested) where the combobox expands for a splitsecond, showing a "loading" icon and then it disappears again. Clicking it again after this doesn't make it expand at all anymore. Basically: it's not being populated.
On the server side, everything is fine. The Controller action is reached (using ASP.NET MVC) which returns Json data. The Json is properly formed (all other browsers swallow it at least).
A weird thing is, that when I put a breakpoint in the Controller action, the JsonStore is properly filled on the client side. This to me indicates some sort of timing problem.
Another weird thing is that, every once in a while, it works fine. Perhaps because the timing is just right by accident or something.
If I set the combobox mode to 'local' and force a .load() on the remote datastore, it works fine in IE too.
This problem is present in all comboboxes that use a remote datastore for us.
I have the following JsonStore:
var companies = new Ext.data.JsonStore({
url: '/Company/GetCompanies/',
root: 'companies',
fields: [
{ name: 'CompanyID'},
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fieldLabel: 'Company',
typeAhead: false,
triggerAction: 'all',
valueField: 'CompanyID',
hiddenName: 'CompanyID',
displayField: 'CompanyName',
mode: 'remote',
lazyRender: true,
store: companies,
allowBlank: true,
editable: false,
listeners: {
'focus': function(){
if(companies.data.length > 0)
{
debugger; // This is only ever fired after the aforementioned breakpoint method.
}
}
}
})
The Json that is returned by the Controller:
{"companies":[{"CompanyID":1,"CompanyName":"Test"},{"CompanyID":2,"CompanyName":"Test1"
},{"CompanyID":3,"CompanyName":"Test2"}]}
Figures, I work out the solution just minutes after posting a question about it.
I switched to a Store instead of a JsonStore and specified the method: 'GET' property of the proxy and it worked. I have no clue why this does work though, and why only IE had a problem with it. My Controller action accepts both GET and POST so that wasn't it.
The Store:
var companies = new Ext.data.Store({
proxy: new Ext.data.HttpProxy({ url: '/Company/GetCompanies/', method: 'GET' }),
reader: new Ext.data.JsonReader({ root: 'companies' }, [{ name: 'CompanyID', mapping: 'CompanyID' }, { name: 'CompanyName', mapping: 'CompanyName'}])
});

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