Getting the rawValue of a Drop-Down list on the "change" event

[Former Community Member]

I am having problems getting the rawValue of a Drop-Down list on the "change" event. It seems that you have to select the same item twice in a row to get the rawValue to be the value of the selected item.



::dropdownlist onChange event::

xfa.host.messageBox(this.rawValue);



On the first time a value is selected you get 'null'. The second time the same value is selected, you get the selected value.



Does anyone have any thoughts on why this is happening? Also, I CANNOT use xfa.event.newText, I need to use the rawValue of the dropdownlist.



Thanks

[Former Community Member]

The change event occurs before the rawValue is changed. If you NEED to use the rawValue you'll need to use a later event. Perhaps you could use exit so that it gets triggered when the field loses focus?



Chris

Adobe Enterprise Developer Support

[Former Community Member]

Great explanation... that figures why.



Thanks!