Dropdown scripts using onSelect event return incorrect key

[Former Member]

I'm trying to make it so that the key selected in the top dropdown automatically populates the input box below:

The code is really simple, triggered by the only event available for dropdowns ("onSelect"):

session.findById("wnd[0]/usr/ctxtYPCN-PCTYPE").text =  session.findById("wnd[0]/usr/subPersonas_149796688890599/cmbPersonas_14979739727949").key;

However, the onSelect event seems to fire before the dropdown's value updates. For example, when I make my first selection, nothing happens (because it's pulling the placeholder value):

... and then when I make more selections, the script pulls the previous key:

Is there a way to get onSelect to behave as you'd expect? If not, what is the onSelect event supposed to actually be used for? Should this script be attached to onAfterRefresh instead?

[Thomas_Mangler · Accepted solution]

Hi,

the select event offers you a variable named "newKey"

try it like this

session.findById("wnd[0]/usr/ctxtYPCN-PCTYPE").text = newKey;

best regards,

Thomas

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

This works, thanks. Strangely, "newKey" isn't a variable on the dropdown itself (you can't use .newKey on a dropdown id), but it works as you typed it above.