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3 months 3 days ago - 3 months 2 days ago #254952 by Fabian_Hartleb
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Your LimeSurvey version: Lime Survey Version 4.3.15+200907
Own server or LimeSurvey hosting: Own server
Survey theme/template: fruity


Using the multiple answer with comment question type, is there any way to hide the comment boxes until you tick a box. The comment box should only appear for the selected options and stay hidden for all unselected options.

On a seperate note is there a way to create a comment box that unfolds if you manually click on the corresponding button and stays hidden if you dont.

My Javascript knowledge is very limited so I have no idea how to do this. Grateful for any help

 
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3 months 2 days ago #254953 by tpartner
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We cannot help if you don't give the details of your LimeSurvey installation (as asked when you first posted).
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3 months 2 days ago #254958 by holch
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4.3.15+200907


This installation was last updated in September 2020. So it hasn't received any updates, bug fixes or security updates for well over 3 years. Time for an update, I'd say.
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3 months 2 days ago #254969 by tpartner
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Well, I can't do anything with version 4.x but for 5.x this script, placed in the source of a multiple-choice-with-comments question, will hide the text inputs (and delete their values) unless the checkboxes are checked.

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<script type="text/javascript" data-author="Tony Partner">
 
   $(document).on('ready pjax:scriptcomplete',function(){
        var thisQuestion = $('#question{QID}');
 
    // A listener on the checkboxes
    $('input:checkbox', thisQuestion).on('change', function (event) {
            event.stopPropagation();
      handleComment($(this));
    });
 
        // Returning to page
    $('input:checkbox', thisQuestion).each(function (i) {
      handleComment($(this));
    });
 
    function handleComment(thisInput) {
      var thisRow = $(thisInput).closest('li');
 
      if(thisInput.is(':checked')) {
                $('.text-item', thisRow).show();
            }
            else {
                $('.text-item', thisRow).hide();
                var textInput = $('.text-item input.form-control:eq(0)', thisRow);
                $(textInput).val('');
                checkconditions($(textInput).val(), $(textInput).attr('name'), 'text');
      }
    }
    });
</script>

Sample survey attached:  

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File Name: limesurvey...3985.lss
File Size:39 KB
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2 months 4 weeks ago #255125 by Fabian_Hartleb
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That works for my version too. Thank you so much !!

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2 months 3 weeks ago #255401 by Fabian_Hartleb
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I just noticed that the code seems to overwrite the conditions I set. If I use the code in a question where a certain answer is set as a condition for the next question to appear, the next question doesnt appear at all, regardless of the answers before. Is there any way to fix that so the condition works?

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2 months 3 weeks ago #255407 by Joffm
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Can you please send a lss export of these relevant questions
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2 months 3 weeks ago #255409 by Fabian_Hartleb
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2 months 3 weeks ago #255414 by tpartner
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This will fix the problem:

Code:
<script type="text/javascript" data-author="Tony Partner">
 
    $(document).on('ready pjax:scriptcomplete',function(){
        var thisQuestion = $('#question{QID}');
 
        // A listener on the checkboxes
        $('input:checkbox', thisQuestion).on('change', function (event) {
            handleComment($(this));
        });
 
        // Returning to page
        $('input:checkbox', thisQuestion).each(function (i) {
            handleComment($(this));
        });
 
        function handleComment(thisInput) {
            var thisRow = $(thisInput).closest('li');
 
            if(thisInput.is(':checked')) {
                $('.text-item', thisRow).show();
            }
            else {
                $('.text-item', thisRow).hide();
                var textInput = $('.text-item input.form-control:eq(0)', thisRow);
                $(textInput).val('');
                checkconditions($(textInput).val(), $(textInput).attr('name'), 'text');
            }
        }
    });
</script>

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File Name: limesurvey...7399.lss
File Size:44 KB
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