Dropdown field initialized with options

[Max Stephen Russell]

If I want to have a dropdown in my toolbox with the 50 U.S. states as its options, am I correct in thinking that it will qualify as a “Simple Dropdown” like the example below (from the guide), and this Note: Prefix/suffix matching does not occur for dynamic dropdowns. will not apply to my situation?

Thank you.

Steve

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{ "type": "example_dropdown", "message0": "drop down: %1", "args0": [ { "type": "field_dropdown", "name": "FIELDNAME", "options": [ [ "first item", "ITEM1" ], [ "second item", "ITEM2" ] ] } ] }

https://developers.google.com/blockly/guides/create-custom-blocks/fields/built-in-fields/dropdo

[Mark Friedman]

Hi Steve,

  As long as you put all the states in the options array in your JSON for the block then yes, it qualifies as a simple dropdown.  The thing that distinguishes between simple and dynamic dropdowns is that a simple dropdown has a single unchanging set of options, whereas a dynamic dropdown uses a function to regenerate the options each time you click on the dropdown,

  In your case prefix/suffix matching won't happen because there isn't any common prefix or suffix among all 50 states.

  Hope this helps.

-Mark

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[Max Stephen Russell]

Grrreat, thank you, Mark. That’s what I wanted to hear, because I do in fact have prefixes.

-Steve

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