Multiple User Select

[RedBassett]

I am working on a plugin that requires the ability to select members from the forum for the plugin to apply to. I tried using the "forum search" interface element, set to "members", but instead of giving my script the members selected, it only gives the number of members selected.

Is there a way to get a series of users and know who they are?

[Tim Camara]

That component should be returning an array value of user ids. It sounds like you're accessing the array incorrectly, and are receiving back the length of the array instead.

Might want to check this out: www.tutorialspoint.com/javascript/javascript_arrays_object.htm.

[RedBassett]

I am putting the variable (as given to me by the plugin builder) into console.log():

console.log($[plugin.settings.users_allowed]);

I tried selecting the first index (there are currently two users selected in my installation) like below, but I get "undefined".

console.log($[plugin.settings.users_allowed][0]);

[Tim Camara]

So, it looks like what you're doing is putting javascript in a header & footer box. This is fine, but when you insert the variable from your plugin component, you need to make sure to use the javascript version of the variable. In your case, this would look like:

proboards.plugin.get('[plugin name here]').settings.users_allowed

Of course, the better solution is to put your javascript code into a javascript component rather than a header and footer component. Anything in a javascript component is automatically added to the page the same way a header and footer component is, only you don't have to wrap your code in <script> tags, and the insert variable ability will work correctly.

[RedBassett]

Thank you for clarifying. I had used the Javascript component before, but for some reason I have forgotten, it was giving me trouble and I reverted to the header/footer which worked for me.

Glad to know that the variables work in the appropriate components, though I wish some clarification could be provided (possibly in the developer's guide?) as two Javascript vs templating access to variables.

[Tim Camara]

Yeah, we're discussing doing that now, sorry for the confusion.

[RedBassett]

No problem. Looking forward to not having to figure this all out through trial and error!