SonataAdminBundle: ModelAutocompleteType does not display the previously selected value when editing an entity

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Sonata packages

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sonata-project/admin-bundle              3.100.1 3.100.1 The missing Symfony Admin Generator
sonata-project/block-bundle              3.23.1  4.5.3   Symfony SonataBlockBundle
sonata-project/cache                     2.1.1   2.1.1   Cache library
sonata-project/core-bundle               3.20.0  3.20.0  Symfony SonataCoreBundle (abandoned)
sonata-project/doctrine-extensions       1.12.0  1.12.0  Doctrine2 behavioral extensions
sonata-project/doctrine-orm-admin-bundle 3.34.1  3.34.1  Integrate Doctrine ORM into the SonataAdminBundle
sonata-project/exporter                  2.6.2   2.6.2   Lightweight Exporter library
sonata-project/form-extensions           0.1.2   1.9.0   Symfony form extensions
sonata-project/twig-extensions           0.1.1   1.6.0   Sonata twig extensions

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PHP version

PHP 7.3.28 (cli) (built: May 12 2021 13:40:34) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.28, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies

Subject

When using ModelAutocompleteType to allow the selection of a related entity the functionality to select the entity and then save the form persisting the data works perfectly. However, if you then return to the form to edit the entity the value of the selected related entity is not displayed.

Minimal repository with the bug

protected function configureFormFields(FormMapper $formMapper): void
    {
        $subject = $formMapper->getAdmin()->getSubject();

        $formMapper
            ->add(
                'merchant',
                ModelAutocompleteType::class,
                [
                    'property' => 'name',
                    'minimum_input_length' => 2,
                    'required'   => true,
                    'btn_add' => 'Add new merchant'
                ]
            );
    }

Steps to reproduce

Expected results

I would expect the ‘__toString()’ representation of the selected related entity to be visible in the input.

Actual results

The input is blank. The value is present in a hidden input so the entity can be saved and the value remains unchanged but it is not possible to see the value within the form.

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 3 years ago
Reactions: 1
Comments: 18 (17 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

@VincentLanglet I will make PR for this (tomorrow)

willemverspyck on May 25, 2021

I would prefer the PR to be made by someone with the bug in order to be sure it’ll fix the issue.

@alistairstead @willemverspyck Does one of you want to do the PR ?

VincentLanglet on May 24, 2021