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sheadawson/silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield
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A silverstripe dropdown field that has it's options populated via ajax, based on the value of the field it depends on

4.0.0(10mo ago)28232.8k↓11.5%37[3 issues](https://github.com/sheadawson/silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield/issues)18BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^8.3

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silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield
===================================

[](#silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield)

A SilverStripe dropdown field that has its options populated via ajax, based on the value of the field it depends on.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

SilverStripe 6

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require sheadawson/silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield

```

Usage example
-------------

[](#usage-example)

### With dropdown field

[](#with-dropdown-field)

```
// 1. Create a callable function that returns an array of options for the DependentDropdownField.
// When the value of the field it depends on changes, this function is called passing the
// updated value as the first parameter ($val)
$datesSource = function($val) {
	if ($val == 'one') {
		// return appropriate options array if the value is one.
	}
	if ($val == 'two') {
		// return appropriate options array if the value is two.
	}
};

$fields = FieldList::create(
	// 2. Add your first field to your field list,
	$fieldOne = DropdownField::create('FieldOneID', 'Field One', ['one' => 'One', 'two' => 'Two']),
	// 3. Add your DependentDropdownField, setting the source as the callable function
	// you created and setting the field it depends on to the appropriate field
	DependentDropdownField::create('FieldTwoID', 'Field Two', $datesSource)->setDepends($fieldOne)
);
```

### With listbox field

[](#with-listbox-field)

```
// 1. Create a callable function that returns an array of options for the DependentListboxField.
// When the value of the field it depends on changes, this function is called passing the
// updated value as the first parameter ($val)
$datesSource = function($val) {
	if ($val == 'one') {
		// return appropriate options array if the value is one.
	}
	if ($val == 'two') {
		// return appropriate options array if the value is two.
	}
};

$fields = FieldList::create(
	// 2. Add your first field to your field list,
	$fieldOne = ListboxField::create('FieldOneManyManyRelation', 'Field One', [1 => 'One', 2 => 'Two']),
	// 3. Add your DependentListboxField, setting the source as the callable function
	// you created and setting the field it depends on to the appropriate field
	DependentListboxField::create('FieldTwoManyManyRelation', 'Field Two', $datesSource)->setDepends($fieldOne)
);
```

###  Health Score

59

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity47

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community36

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity87

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 54% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~247 days

Recently: every ~218 days

Total

17

Last Release

309d ago

Major Versions

1.0.4 → 2.0.02018-02-16

1.0.x-dev → 2.0.12020-06-18

2.0.3 → 3.0.02023-02-22

3.x-dev → 4.0.02025-07-13

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.2

2.0.0PHP >=5.6

3.0.0PHP >=7.4

4.0.0PHP ^8.3

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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