Absolutely!



You can use piped text in your JavaScript, so using something like this will pull answers in just fine:



`var answer = "${e://Field/answer}";`



If that answer embedded data is a number, then you should use parseInt() on it to use it as a number in JavaScript.



`var answer = parseInt(${e://Field/answer});`



https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/parseInt



Rinse and repeat for anything you need to pull in, using the appropriate piped text.

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Hi @AnthonyR,



That is great info. I searched forever through the Document Object Model to find the embedded data fields.



Any idea how to set embedded data?



Also, I assume that we can use the other piped text types to get other data (ie ${q://QID10/ChoiceTextEntryValue} ).



Thanks!

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@rettweber



Absolutely, anything that can be piped, can be used in JavaScript this way.



As for setting embedded data, you can use:



Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData( 'embeddedDataVariable', value );



Just make sure that that embedded data element exists in your survey flow before you set it.

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Hi @AnthonyR ,



I was testing changing the embedded data and I am having issues getting the code to work. Although I can retreive embedded data, Yay! I cannot seem to get a selected choice from a question and I can't seem to set the embedded data value.





Here is the code I was using ...

I set test_status = require in survey flow as first element.

QID5 is a single select dropdown multiple choice question.

The code is placed in the question Javascript section.

!





The code runs when the QID5 option is changed.

the console shows element1 = empty (actually not sure if null, empty, or space)

the console shows element2 = require

the console shows element3 = require



I am sure I am doing something silly. I can get and change the information using the document object model, but I would prefer to be more direct (ie using Qualtrics functions) as the DOM could change.



Thanks,



Rett



P.S. Sorry I had to include an image of the code. Whenever I tried to include the code I received an access error. I have a call in to Qualtrics support to see what was going on.

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@rettweber



Ahh this is a classic case of order of operations.



Qualtrics populates the piped text on page load, not on execution.

So essentially your code once the page loads and it executes is:



Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function(){

document.getElementById("QR~QID5").onChange = function(element){

var element1 = "";

var element2 = "require";

console.log(element1);

console.log(element2);

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('test_status', 'changed value');

var element3 = "require";

console.log(element3);

document.getElementById("QR~QID4").value = element1;

}

});



If you check the embedded data on the next page it will have been updated. And if you want the answers to a question on the same page, you will have to parse through the DOM.



FYI: when including code, make sure to highlight all of it, and format it as code using the format button at the top of the edit window.

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How do I refer to a choice text in a loop & merge so that it always refers to the current loop?



I can refer to the first loop's choice as ${q://1_QID88/ChoiceGroup/SelectedChoices}

And I can refer to the number of the current loop as ${lm://CurrentLoopNumber}



But nesting the loop number inside the survey question name as below didn't work either in piped text or Javascript



"${q://${lm://CurrentLoopNumber}_QID1/ChoiceGroup/SelectedChoices}"

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@nathanbos - If you have a new question you should start a new discussion rather than adding to an old one.



As to your question, refer to the current loop by leaving out the loop number. For example:

```

${q://QID88/ChoiceGroup/SelectedChoices}

```

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Tom- thank you! I will start a new discussion next time.

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