Hi all,

I have an Apex page which only renders certain pageblock sections according to the user's selection.

In some cases, required fields will be hidden (per the below code snippet).

<apex:page standardController="opportunity" extensions="OppExt">

=== other code goes here ==
      
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.name}" id="name"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.Channel__c}" id="channel"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.closedate}" id="closedate"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.stagename}" id="stagename"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.probability}" id="probability"/>

== rest of my code goes here ==

</apex:page>

In order to be able to save the record, I need to ensure that required fields are populated with something in the background (ie a default value). So I do this via a controller extension.

However, the only success I've had is with setting a default value for the opportunity name. I've had no luck with the other fields.

public class OppExt {

    public OppExt(ApexPages.StandardController controller)
    {Opportunity opp = (Opportunity) controller.getRecord(); opp.name = 'Default value goes here';}

}

Can anyone help me with assigning default values to the remaining hidden fields (channel, stagename, closedate, probability)?

- Chris

Hi all,

I have an Apex page which only renders certain pageblock sections according to the user's selection.

In some cases, required fields will be hidden (per the below code snippet).

<apex:page standardController="opportunity" extensions="OppExt">

=== other code goes here ==
      
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.name}" id="name"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.Channel__c}" id="channel"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.closedate}" id="closedate"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.stagename}" id="stagename"/>
        <apex:inputHidden value="{!opportunity.probability}" id="probability"/>

== rest of my code goes here ==

</apex:page>

In order to be able to save the record, I need to ensure that required fields are populated with something in the background (ie a default value). So I do this via a controller extension.

However, the only success I've had is with setting a default value for the opportunity name. I've had no luck with the other fields.

public class OppExt {

    public OppExt(ApexPages.StandardController controller)
    {Opportunity opp = (Opportunity) controller.getRecord(); opp.name = 'Default value goes here';}

}

Can anyone help me with assigning default values to the remaining hidden fields (channel, stagename, closedate, probability)?

- Chris