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PopupMenuOther

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A version of PopupMenu that provides an InputField to enter "other" values

Contributed by: Jon McLoone

ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"][Dynamic[var],{val₁,val₂,…}]

creates a PopupMenu with an extra "Other…" item which displays an InputField for the user to fill.

ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"][Dynamic[var],{val₁,val₂,…},label]

uses label as the label for the extra item.

ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"][Dynamic[var],{val₁,val₂,…},label→contents]

accepts input of type contents.

Details

ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"] accepts all options for PopupMenu and InputField

Accepted contents values are the same as InputField types and include Number, Expression and String.

Examples

Basic Examples (3)

A popup menu for a user to indicate how they heard about a service:

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If the user selects “Other…” an InputField appears for them to provide more detail:

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You can change the label for the "other" item:

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$ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"][ Dynamic[where2], {"Advert", "Email", "Word of mouth"}, "Somewhere else\[Ellipsis]"]$

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By default the InputField interpret the contents as a String but other types available to InputField can be used:

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Options (2)

All standard options for PopupMenu and InputField are supported. For example, use FieldHint to prompt the user:

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$ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"][ Dynamic[where3], {"Advert", "Email", "Word of mouth"}, "Other\[Ellipsis]", FieldHint -> "Please provide details"]$

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If the option is valid for both PopupMenu and InputField, its value will be used by both:

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$ResourceFunction["PopupMenuOther"][ Dynamic[where3], {"Advert", "Email", "Word of mouth"}, "Other\[Ellipsis]", ImageSize -> {500, 30}]$

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Publisher

Jon McLoone

Version History

1.0.0 – 01 March 2022

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License Information

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License