[Iplant-api-dev] enum_values Format

[Rion Dooley]

Enumerated values give an easier way to define select boxes with custom labels and values, tell consumers that they need to pick from a well-defined range of values, and cleanly support multiple selections.

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Rion




On Aug 14, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Dennis Roberts <dennis at iplantcollaborative.org> wrote:

> My job completed, and it looks like my assumption was incorrect. The value that was passed to the app was the same value that I passed in. Since this is the case, what is the purpose of defining enumeration values using JSON objects? I’m sure I’m missing something, but I don’t know exactly what it is yet.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> 
> On Aug 14, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Dennis Roberts <dennis at iplantcollaborative.org> wrote:
> 
>> It appears that Agave accepts JSON objects for enumeration values. I assume that the key of each JSON object is the display value and that the value of each JSON object is the value that is passed to the app, but I haven’t been able to confirm that yet. (I submitted a job to find out, but it’s still pending.) Is my assumption correct?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis
>> 
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