Using Custom Find to get a simbling repeater values

[rooofl]

In a page’s admin interface, I need a select field to be populated with the values of another repeater that exist in the current page. To create such a reference, I tried to use Edit Field > Input > Custom Find, and Selector String. But I struggle to pass the “this page” reference. Ideally, I would like to find `$page->font_style`, `font_styles` being the repeater I want the values from.

What am I missing?

[virtualgadjo]

Hi,

there is an easier way to do this ?
to make it eve easier i use the title* field in the repeater elements as pw uses it to make the list
then, for your page reference field just choose repeater_yourrepeatername in the template choice, done ?

have a nice day

[rooofl]

Thank you for your answer!

38 minutes ago, virtualgadjo said:

to make it eve easier i use the title* field in the repeater elements as pw uses it to make the list

If I understand correctly, you are referring to the Repeater item labels, where I currently have the {title} as value, to show the item’s titles as field name?

39 minutes ago, virtualgadjo said:

then, for your page reference field just choose repeater_yourrepeatername in the template choice, done ?

I don’t understand that part, what is the page reference exactly?

[virtualgadjo]

hi again ?
actually i'm referring to the field you use in the repeater, whether or not it's the one you use as the item title in the page

as it is natively the one pw will use in a page reference field

coming to this page reference it's just the type of field easy to populate with a list of "pages" of your choice, here the repeater elements, thanks to the fact pw create a template for the the repeater elements and a page for each element (bot the most poetic sentence... guilty as charged ?

and, in this field parameters (input tab) you just have to choose your repeater template pw has created on the fly

here, just for the example, my repeater was named... my_repeater ?

have a nice day

[Gideon So]

Hi @rooofl

I think you need to use the dot (.) sub field notation in your selector string.

something like

$page->font_style.type = somevalue

The font_style is the repeater field and the 'type' is the field in the repeater field.

Gideon

[virtualgadjo]

Hi @Gideon So

i can see this working with a foreach on the front side but as the question was to populate the field in the admin interface i deadly have to try this, pw would be even simple than i thought ?

have a nice day

 

[Robin S]

On 1/16/2023 at 1:23 AM, rooofl said:

But I struggle to pass the “this page” reference.

Your selector string will be "id=page.name_of_your_repeater_field, check_access=0". The "check_access=0" is so that it works for non-superusers.

In the example below I'm using a repeater field named "test_repeater".

If you repeater doesn't include the title field you'll want to choose something different in the "Label field" setting.

[virtualgadjo]

@Robin S wow, same result as my template selection thing but this makes me understand how pw does it, thanks a lot ?

@rooofl of course, Robin S example also works with a select made with a page reference field

have a nice day

[rooofl]

Thank you all for all your answers. This is perfect, I even have the choice!  Problem solved.