Confiforms display excerpt of textarea fields in tableview - or inline search on hidden fields

[Jan]

We have a form with a textarea field and a tableview with inline search for this form. As the content of the textarea field has to be searchable, we included it in the tableview. The length of the text increases the line height so that we would like to 

- show only an excerpt in table view OR

- exclude this field from table view 

but still the field content should be searchable in the view. 

Is that even possible? 

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Yes, you can use trim/trunc or even truncWithExpand functions to limit the number of characters shown in the field

https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Virtual+functions

fieldname.truncWithExpand(100)

 Shows first 100 symbols from a field "fieldname"

Please be careful when you truncating the field's value which may have HTML as it may produce a broken output (truncating HTML contents so that it becomes not valid)

You might need to consider using "extractText" first

fieldname.extractText.truncWithExpand(100)

[Andrei Neboian]

Hi Alex,

I have just tried the function 

fieldname.truncWithExpand(100)

 in the Confiforms Field macro. But I am getting the below result on my page in the Table View: 

st test test test st test test test test test st test test test test testst test test test test test <span id='sah7squ1lp' class='sah7squ1lp_c'><a href='#sah7squ1lp' onclick='cfExpandDetails("sah7squ1lp");return false;'>...</a></span><span class='sah7squ1lp_e' style='display:none'> st test test test st test test test test test st test test test test testst test test test test test </span> 

Apparently, the code is inserted correctly, but the page doesn't compile it.

What could I be doing wrong?

• I am using Table view -> Confiforms Form Field -> in the Confiforms Field macro configuration, under "Field", I have entered myfield.truncWithExpand(100)

Thanks!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Well, the function "truncWithExpand(N)" is really not something to use with an HTML contents, as it truncates the characters... and can potentially cut your HTML contents in a very bad way

You should probably use "extractText" on this field first and then truncate.

fieldname.extractText.truncWithExpand(100)

  https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Virtual+functions

Also make sure, please that you are not on a ConfiForms version where we had a regression issue with escaping HTML contents (please always upgrade to latest version if possible)

[Andrei Neboian]

I did try with "extractText" too. Unfortunately, I get the same result.

I started using ConfiForms about 2-3 weeks ago, so I guess the version must be pretty recent.

I also tried with ".renderAsHtml" at the end, but this didn't help either.

The field I am trying to truncate is a "Textarea."

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Could you check the version of the app?

I have quickly verified the function and it seems to work for me...

http://recordit.co/DeUWAgo7Hg

[Andrei Neboian]

The version is 1.2.36-AC

I have also noticed that your app looks slightly different than ours. For example, I don't have the highlighted text in the field description as in the image.

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

OK, it looks like you are using Confluence cloud and therefore ConfiForms for Confluence cloud.

We have identified the issue and whitelisted this function to "not escape" the output generated (was preventing possible XSS vulnerabilities)

[Andrei Neboian]

It works like a charm now. Thank you!

On a side note, is there a function in ConfiForms which allows the text to collapse again after it has been expanded (without refreshing the window)?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Not at the moment. This function works one way only. We have a feature request to get it extended, so it will be there one day

But I cannot give you any ETA at this point

[Markisio]

hi @Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ 

I noticed the truncWithExpand doesn't work properly with WYISWYG Simple Editor. Any idea why?

thanks 

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Well, it does work.. but you have to understand that it truncates the HTML that the WYSIWYG field stores

You need to either extract the text (using extractText function) and then truncate.. or not truncate the HTML contents with the mentioned function 

Alex

[Markisio]

yh just figured out prior seeing this message :) .extractText().truncWithExpand

thanks