Can't access the value of input fields that are part of expandable rows

[Matthew_Carter]

1. My goal: An editable field in the expandable section of the row

2. Issue: Can’t seem to access the unique id of the field for that row in quries

3. Steps I've taken to troubleshoot: checked state etc, searched fourms, asked chatGPT, tried casting the current value to a variable first then uploading that variable but that feels like a hack

4. Additional info: (Cloud or Self-hosted, Screenshots) Cloud

   In the screenshot I even tried making it a form to see if that would help but it does not, in the GIU to update the existing record I can either do an object or key value pair to update the notes, but that dosen’t work as I can’t seem to call the specific text input for that row…. Am i missing something obvious here?

Configure rows in the Table component | Retool Docs makes it clear how to call variables from the row, but now how to access values of inputs that might have changed in the expandable dropdown,.

[MiguelOrtiz]

Hi there @Matthew_Carter,

So I think the answer for what you’re trying to achieved can be found in these two posts:

Nested tables : seeking simple way(s) to express "this" nested table

Hey @Schteevynn, I use nestedTable[mainTable.selectedDataIndex].selectedRow. To make sure it doesn't break when user clicks on another row of the main table, I have a collapse row event every time a different row in the main table is selected, this ensures the expanded row is only for the main table's selected row

and

Data input within an expanded row

Hey @davblo, In order to access textInput6's value, you need to pass the index of the currentRow that you're modifying (it works like the listViews/Repeatables), as the component's state is creating an object for each row you expand and shows the component. See example below, I have an expandable row which has a table inside it, when the row is expanded, the component's state shows an object with index 12 (the same as the currentRow) with all of the info of the table: [image] If I then go an…

In a nutshell, you need to specify WHICH form to access, which has as index the same index for the row within which it is nested. To do that you have to:

a) refer to the selected row’s index (if the query is being triggered from outside the expandable row)

b) use i (i.e. form2[i].data) if the query is being triggered from within the expandable row

Hope this helps!

[Matthew_Carter]

{{ edit_notes_expandable[ SelectedRow.value].value }} needed to do that, and to set a new variable SelectedRow on the focus on the editable box, because i don’t think multiselect tables set selectedRow very well

[Darren]

Thanks for sharing an update, @Matthew_Carter!