element initial value

[user052]

Issue Overview

I am using Torro forms and trying to figure out how do I set a default value for a text field, and specifically for date field. I would like it to be initialized with the current date whenever the form opens. Could not find any documentation mentioning the issue.

Thanks in advance
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[sknopp]

You need to define a element template file under src/templates/element-yourelementname.php and define this behaviour by your PHP-code in there.
Therefore you can start by just copying the best matching template file from torro-forms to your plugin project or even better directly use element-date.php from plugin boilerplate and update it where needed.

E.g. you could check if $value has already been set and otherwise output the default value as field value.