Question

I got the following from pattern 1 of SearchPatternCookbook.

Pattern 1: Extract values from a table

Problem definition

Suppose there is a topic with a table defining entries in a TWikiForm. I.e. they define select menu items in a form template. They are then formatted like:

| *Name* | *Type* | *Tooltip message* |
| option1 | option | |
| option2 | option | |
| option3 | option | |

How to extract the 'name' values, i.e. 'option1', 'option2' and 'option3' and put them in a HTML form select input?

Solution

The following search pattern can be employed:

<form>
<select>
%SEARCH{ "^\|[^\|]*\| *option *\|" topic="%TOPIC%" type="regex" multiple="on" nosearch="on" nototal="on" format="<option>$pattern(^\| *(.*?) *\|.*)</option>" }%
</select>
</form>

which is, in effect:

My Concern

<form>
| *Name* | <input type="text" size="20" /> |
| *Option* | <select>
%SEARCH{ "^\|[^\|]*\| *option *\|" topic="%TOPIC%" type="regex" multiple="on" nosearch="on" nototal="on" format="<option>$pattern(^\| *(.*?) *\|.*)</option>" }%
</select> |
</form>

which is, in effect:

Environment

-- FredanLangam - 14 Nov 2007

Answer

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I got it. Just put <select>, %SEARCH% and </select> together in one line and add separator="" for the SEARCH.

<form>
| *Name* | <input type="text" size="20" /> |
| *Option* | <select>%SEARCH{ "^\|[^\|]*\| *option *\|" topic="%TOPIC%" type="regex" multiple="on" nosearch="on" nototal="on" format="<option>$pattern(^\| *(.*?) *\|.*)</option>" separator="<nop>"}%</select> |
</form>

which is, in effect:

-- FredanLangam - 14 Nov 2007