Using WPAlchemy metabox values in another metabox

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I’m building a quite complex custom post type structure and I would need some help regarding my metaboxes.

What I want to do:

  1. Thank’s to the have_fields_and_multi() function, the user enters data in simple text input fields (with a “Add new” button)
  2. The values from the previous text inputs should be used to build a select dropdown in another metabox.

To make it simple, here is a mockup (also attached to this post): http://idzr.org/0c95

I have the first part working, it’s easy. But I can’t figure out how to make the second part to work. If I use a while($mb->have_fields_and_multi('aaa')) in another while($mb->have_fields_and_multi('bbb')) the page is infinite (the loop doesn’t end. If I use foreach I have other problems.

Do you have an idea about how I can achieve this ? Thanks!!!

1 Answer
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Ok, I finally managed to solve that by myself. It is possible thanks to :

  1. Create the first field :

    <?php
    while($mb->have_fields_and_multi('types')):
    $mb->the_group_open();
    $mb->the_field('type');
?>
<input type="text" id="<?php $mb->the_name(); ?>" name="<?php $mb->the_name(); ?>" value="<?php $mb->the_value(); ?>" />
<a href="#" class="dodelete button">Remove</a>
<?php
    $mb->the_group_close();
    endwhile;
?>
<a href="#" class="docopy-types button" style="float: left">Add new</a>
<a href="#" class="dodelete-types button" style="float: right">Delete all</a>

  2. Create the second batch of fields while using foreach to get the data from the first fields and put that in a select :

    <?php
    while($mb->have_fields_and_multi('details')):
    $mb->the_group_open();
    $mb->the_field('detail_select');
?>
<select name="<?php $mb->the_name(); ?>">
    <option value="">Choose...</option>
    <?php foreach ($meta['types'] as $types) { ?>
    <option value="<?php echo $types['type']; ?>"<?php $mb->the_select_state($types['type']); ?>><?php echo $types['type']; ?></option>
    <?php } ?>
</select>
<?php $mb->the_field('detail_title'); ?>
<label>Description</label>
<input type="text" id="<?php $mb->the_name(); ?>" name="<?php $mb->the_name(); ?>" value="<?php $mb->the_value(); ?>" /><br />
<a href="#" class="dodelete button">Remove</a>
<?php
    $mb->the_group_close();
    endwhile;
?>
<a href="#" class="docopy-estate_details button">Add new</a>
<a href="#" class="dodelete-estate_details button">Delete all</a>

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