How to get first character in a name.

User267 · ‎08-03-2023

This are two fields in catalogue form.

PH last name- Mary

Check digit- when you entered something in field"PH last name" then the starting ( First character) letter of name will.

Riya Verma · ‎08-03-2023

Hi @User267 ,

Hope you are doing great.

Create on change client script on last name field and try usig below script in onchange function:

  var lastnameField = g_form.getValue('lastname');
  if (lastnameField.length > 0) {
    var firstCharacter = newValue.charAt(0);
    g_form.setValue('check_digit', firstCharacter);
  } else {
    g_form.clearValue('check_digit');
  }

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Regards,
Riya Verma

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sushantmalsure · ‎08-03-2023

Can you describe more this business requirement ?

What is already there and what is expected outcome with screenshots?

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User267 · ‎08-03-2023

In a catalog form , I have created two variables i.e- Lastname and check digit.

So when a user entered something in last name field then automatically (starting character which user entered in last name) should appear in check digit field .

For example:

Lastname -Hello (user entered hello)

Check digit -H( it should automatically get first character)

sushantmalsure · ‎08-03-2023

I do not know the exact scenario here but here is onChange() script you need to create on catalog item which runs on change of last_name variable:

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
   if (isLoading || newValue == '' || newValue == oldValue) {
      return;
   }
   var valToSet = newValue.substring(0, 1);
   g_form.setValue('check_digit',''); // replace with correct variable name of check digit
   g_form.setValue('check_digit',valToSet); // replace with correct variable name of check digit


   //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
   
}

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Regards,Sushant Malsure

User267 · ‎08-03-2023

As you can see in the picture in

PHname field I entered Hello, so automatically I need to get first character H in check digit field