How does one set "" as a combobox default value?

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Subject: How does one set "" as a combobox default value?

Feedback Type: Question

Product Area: Other

Technical Area: Functionality

Platform: Other

Release: 8.5.1

Reproducible: Always

- I have a combo box that takes values from a document, but it also has legacy data that is not on the document, because it used to be "allow values no in list". I include the document values with a selecItems, and the custom value with selectItem. As long as I use getItemValueString() to set the selectItem everything works fine.

- Except if there is no value, so getItemValueString() returns a null, then it won't set that value as selected, even when the value= attribute on the comboBox is set to the getItemValueString() value. Instead there is no selection, and the browser defaults to showing the first entry in the list. This wouldn't be a problem, except Domino then saves that first value on submit, even when there is not and never has been an actual value in the field.

- Does anyone know how to work around this?

Thanks for your time...

Feedback number DGIE7Y5VRY created by ~Holly Zekhipisonnivu on 11/25/2009

Status: Open
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