Bug when displayMember == 'value'

[cblinParticipant]

//the following is working
    var source = [{ "key": 1, "text": "Purple" }, { "key": 2, "text": "Red" }, { "key": 3, "text": "Blue" }];
    var t1 = $('<div/>').appendTo('body');
    t1.jqxDropDownList({ source: source, valueMember: 'key', displayMember: 'text' });
    if (typeof t1.jqxDropDownList('getItemByValue', 1) == 'undefined') {
        alert('bug in jqWidget'); //does not happen
    }

    //while this is NOT working (the only change is that displayMember=='value' instead of 'text')
    var source = [{ "key": 1, "value": "Purple" }, { "key": 2, "value": "Red" }, { "key": 3, "value": "Blue" }];
    var t2 = $('<div/>').appendTo('body');
    t2.jqxDropDownList({ source: source, valueMember: 'key', displayMember: 'value' });
    if (typeof t2.jqxDropDownList('getItemByValue', 1) == 'undefined') {
        alert('bug in jqWidget'); //happen
    }

there is an “easy but ugly workaround” that I’d like to remove as soon as possible :
source = source.map(function(e) { return { key: e.key, text: e.value } });

[ivailoParticipant]

Hi cblin,

Try do not use value cause it’s a reserved keyword and its usage generates problems.
Change your source properties names from value to whatever else and the problem must be solved.

Best Regards,
Ivailo Ivanov

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com

[cblinParticipant]

value is not a reserved keyword in javascript and I do not see why jqWidget would add such a thing !
I mean, soon I will not be able to use ‘uid’ because this is also a reserved keyword ?

Of course I can change the source property name because this is what I use in the easy but ugly workaround.
What I ask for is that jqwidget allow me to use displayMember:’value’ or at least the documentation should say that you can not (this is also an easy but ugly workaround to me but I can understand that :)).

[ivailoParticipant]

Hi cblin,

Thanks for the comment.
At this time the only way you can use is this easy workaround.

Best Regards,
Ivailo Ivanov

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com

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