Onsubmit vs onchange function

[Katy]

Hi there,
I have a function which works perfectly fine onsubmit:

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fd.onsubmit(function() {
var container = fd.field('Facility').control()._el().find('.ms-taxonomy').get(0);
var taxCtlObj = new Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy.ControlObject(container);
var termValue = taxCtlObj.getRawText();
var str = termValue;
var res = str.substr(0,4)
  fd.field('FacilityCheck').value(res);
  return true
});

I need it to work on change though .... so i tried this:

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function setFC() {
var container = fd.field('Facility').control()._el().find('.ms-taxonomy').get(0);
var taxCtlObj = new Microsoft.SharePoint.Taxonomy.ControlObject(container);
var termValue = taxCtlObj.getRawText();
var str = termValue;
var res = str.substr(0,4)
  fd.field('FacilityCheck').value(res);
}
 
// Calling  when the user changes plant .
fd.field('Facility').change(setFC);
 
// Calling on form loading
setFC();

and the subsring is not passed to the field.... Could you please help me and point out my mistake?

[Nikita Kurguzov]

Dear Katy,
Please, try to call function like this instead:

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fd.field('Facility').change(function(){
  setFC();
});

[Katy]

No, this doesn't work either, sorry

[Nikita Kurguzov]

Dear Katy,
There is no need to be sorry, it's okay But it should work technically. There might be only a few reasons why it doesn't:
1) Incorrect InternalName of the field. Instead of 'Facility' it's something else. Please, check this in the designer when you select this field. You can also try:

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fd.field('Facility').change(function(){
  alert('change');
});

2) This type of field doesn't support change event, like Taxonomy, for example, then you need to think of a different way to detect change, like an interval timer. For how to detect change in various fields, please, check out this - https://spform.com/javascript-framework ... eld-values
3) There is an error in the code, in this case you'll get a JS error in the browser's console on each change event.

P.S. Judging by the code it is Taxonomy field, isn't it? In this case the change won't fire, and I recommend using an interval timer instead - https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_setinterval.asp

Set an interval to about a 1000 or 2000. First, check if there is difference in value. If there is, run the setFC(); function.

[Katy]

OK, i see..... Thank you Nikita!