Dynamic text fills but still allow backing up

Hello @Pete_L ,

Assuming your Q1 is Multiple choice -> Single Answer question. Paste the below code in the js(onReady) of the question. Make sure you have embedded data "Grammar1" in survey flow before this question




var that = this.questionId;
jQuery("#"+that+" input[type='radio']").on('change',function(){

if( jQuery("#"+that+" input[type='radio']:checked").parent().closest(".Selection").index()==0){
s='he';
}
if( jQuery("#"+that+" input[type='radio']:checked").parent().closest(".Selection").index()==1){
s='she';
}
if( jQuery("#"+that+" input[type='radio']:checked").parent().closest(".Selection").index()==2){
s='then your spouse';
}
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData( 'Grammar1', n );
});


OR


var that = this.questionId;
var arr = ['he','she','then your spouse'];
jQuery("#"+that+" input[type='radio']").on('change',function(){

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData( 'Grammar1',arr[jQuery("#"+that+" input[type='radio']:checked").parent().closest(".Selection").index()]);

});

Required to be 508 Compliant FYI! Don't think that matters with these two solutions though.

I was unaware we can use JS to update EmbeddedData directly, avoiding the Survey Flow all together. Thank you for this!

> @KBell said:
> I have a similar situation where I want a certain phrase to autofill into a question based on a respondent's answer choice.
>
> Q1: How many times did you leave or take time off from university?
> 01 One time
> 02 More than one time
>
> Q2: What was the last semester you attended university before you took time off (the last time)?
>
> I need the phrase "the last time" to autofill into Q2 if "more than one time" is selected in Q1. If "one time" is selected in Q1 then the phrase "the last time" should not appear in Q2.
>
> I have tried the Javascript suggestions above but have not had any luck with the correct phrase autofilling into Q2.
>
> Any suggestions? Thanks!

Q1 and Q2 have to be on separate pages.

I wouldn't set an embedded variable for this. Just include "the last time" in your html and hide it initially:
```
What was the last semester you attended university before you took time off<span id="lasttime" style="display:none"> (the last time)</span>?
```
Then pipe the recode for Q1 into the Q2 JS:
```
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
if("Q1 selected recode pipe goes here" == "2") jQuery("#lasttime").show();
});
```

What if your original question isn't multiple choice? I have a form question that asks respondents to type in their name, DOB, and gender. I want the next question to fill with he/she based on their gender. How can I do this? I've tried the above code but I'm assuming it doesn't work because it's not multiple choice.

Hi Pete_L,

Can you explain a bit more what you did? I have a survey that has the same limitations. I need to have text fill with him/her she/he etc. I also need to avoid Survey Flow. I'm super new to Qualtrics and not that familiar with Javascript. Right now I've been creating 2 questions for each of these instances. I now have over 500 questions! I'd rather trim this down if possible.

Any help you or anyone can provide would be great!

> @Pete_L said:
> We came up with an easy to way to implement it that works within loops and stores the calculated textfill in the code (for review).
>
> Put a text question underneath the main question. Hide it onLoad.
>
> Have javascript set the value of that hidden text question onPageSubmit. Can't grab the code right now but that's the basic concept.
>
> Q1
> FILL_Q2 (hidden question)
>
> If Q1=1, set FILL_Q2 to "this" else "that"
>
> Q2 pipes "FILL_Q2" in the question text.

@ebony_haley618
Sounds like what we had to deal with. I'll be able to get you something tomorrow if you're able to wait? It's going to work the same way I described it but just appending the loop number to the end of the variable name. It's hard to describe over comments 😀

Hi @ebony_haley618

Sorry for the delay. I am assuming you have a question at the beginning of your loop that says something like "What sex was your child assigned at birth?" That's the setup we used. I'll try to walk you through as best I can and also copy + paste the code I created here.

1. Create the question in the loop [Q1] "What sex was your child assigned at birth?" with however many options you want. I'm using Male, Female, and Prefer not to answer since it's rare for a hospital to allow other specifications, although you could have an "Other" which is possible.
2. Create another question beneath [Q1] and set it to Question Type = Text. I'll call this one [Q1_FILL]. It's important that [Q1] and [Q1_FILL] are on the same page. Do not put a page break between them!
3. Write down the QID for the text fill, [Q1_FILL].
4. Add this JavaScript to [Q1] which will set the value of [Q1_FILL] when someone clicks the Next/back buttons:

`
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnPageSubmit(function() {

/* Parse out the loop number and the response value to this question.
Then construct the loop textfill input ID. */

var loopnumber = parseInt("${lm://CurrentLoopNumber}");
var childAnswer = this.getChoiceAnswerValue();//Question the text fill is based off of
var textID1 = "QR~" + loopnumber + "_QID6";//Text fill variable. We piece together the ID because of the changing loop number.

/* Log values in console for testing */
console.log("This is loop " + loopnumber);
console.log("childAnswer = " + childAnswer);
console.log(textID1);

/* Set dynamic text based on responses */
if(childAnswer==1){
document.getElementById(textID1).value="he";
} else if(childAnswer==2) {
document.getElementById(textID1).value="she";
} else {
document.getElementById(textID1).value="your child";
}

});
`

5. Add this JavaScript to the addOnLoad section in [Q1_FILL] in order to hide it from the viewer:

`
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function()
{
/*Place your JavaScript here to run when the page loads*/
jQuery("#"+this.questionId).hide();

});

`
6. Should be good to go at that point! 😀

@Pete_L

Also, I have a few other loops that depend on the gender from the demographic loop. Will this code work across loops?

@ebony_haley618
Sorry for double post - saw you replied as I was typing my above reply.

For using information across loops, use the Loop & Merge fields to pipe in values. You can store sex/gender/or any response value in the columns in Loop & Merge. Definitely check out the help files on that because it helped us a lot! For example I have my merge field 2 say first, second, third, fourth, etc. to say "Your first child..." and "Your second child..." and so on. 😀

You could store in one of those fields the text-fill from the previous loop, as long as you pipe in the right loop number.