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Use this hook to customize a filter for a View. This hook will only apply to filters you have added in the "Advanced Settings" section of your View. This hook is similar to the frm_where_filter hook, but is fired earlier and changes only the value used before it is used in the full database query.
Usage
add_filter('frm_filter_where_val', 'frm_filter_where_val', 8, 2);
function frm_filter_where_val($where, $args)
Parameters
- $where (string) The value used in the filter
- $args (array) Includes 'display' (object), 'where_opt' (field id)
Examples
Check each value from checkbox
In order to use checkboxes in a search form, custom code is needed to separate each checked box and search for them individually instead of as a single string. For example, if I had a search form with boxes for 'red', 'blue', and 'yellow', I don’t want it to search for 'red, blue'. Replace 205 with the ID of your View. Replace 82, 83, and 84 with either a single field ID for the field in your View filter or multiple, comma-separated field IDs if you have multiple fields in your View filters that need this code.
add_filter('frm_filter_where_val', 'frm_search_multiple_values', 8, 2);
function frm_search_multiple_values($where, $args){
if ( $args['display']->ID == 205 and in_array( $args['where_opt'], array( 82, 83, 84 ) ) ) {
$where = explode(', ', $where);
}
return $where;
}
Set a custom filter value
Use the code below to set a custom filter value from the URL. Change 205 to your View ID, 84 to the ID of the field in the filter, and param_name to the name of the custom parameter in your URL.
add_filter('frm_filter_where_val', 'my_custom_filter_value', 8, 2);
function my_custom_filter_value( $where, $args ) {
if ( $args['display']->ID == 205 && $args['where_opt'] == 84 && isset( $_GET['param_name'] ) && $_GET['param_name'] ) {
$where = $_GET['param_name'];
}
return $where;
}
Remove characters from filter value
Use the code below to remove specific characters from a value in a filter. Change 205 to your View ID and change 84 to the ID of the field in the filter.
add_filter('frm_filter_where_val', 'remove_characters_from_filter_value', 8, 2);
function remove_characters_from_filter_value( $where_value, $args ) {
if ( $args['display']->ID == 205 && $args['where_opt'] == 84 ) {
$where_value = str_replace( array( 'amp;' ), '', $where_value );
}
return $where_value;
}