Best practices around the use of a Text field within a list

Hello @Amara , Paste the below code in the js(OnReady) of the multichoice question Assuming you have only one "other" option in that question(also, Question type is simgle choice) var that=this.questionId; jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").hide(); var n= jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").attr('id'); var choicenumber=n.split("~")[2]; jQuery("#"+ this.questionId+" input[type='radio']").on('change',function(){ if(jQuery("[id='QR~"+that+"~"+choicenumber+"']").prop('checked')){ jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").show(); }else{ jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").hide().val(''); } });

We handle this with a JS function for single and multi-select MC questions that blanks out text entry boxes as needed when: a choice (exclusive or non-exclusive) is clicked, an exclusive text entry field is clicked, or a non-exclusive entry field is clicked. It also focuses on a text input when its choice selected. It automatically finds the text input fields and the exclusive choices in the question. It also does some formatting by moving the text boxes inside the label buttons and sizing the text inputs and the label buttons. It works with MC questions in vertical, horizontal or column format. We've been successfully using it and improving on it for several years. It's not something we give away, but feel free to contact me for more info. Alternatively, you could write your own JS to do similar things.

Hi Tom, This sounds interesting. If I am completely honest, I did expect this to be standard out of the box from Qualtrics. It seems like there's quite a few improvements such as this one that would really make them stand out from other competitors. For now I'm using Shashi's code and seems to be doing exactly what I wanted, but thank you for taking the time explaining what you have developed - it sounds like great UX! > @TomG said: > We handle this with a JS function for single and multi-select MC questions that blanks out text entry boxes as needed when: a choice (exclusive or non-exclusive) is clicked, an exclusive text entry field is clicked, or a non-exclusive entry field is clicked. It also focuses on a text input when its choice selected. It automatically finds the text input fields and the exclusive choices in the question. It also does some formatting by moving the text boxes inside the label buttons and sizing the text inputs and the label buttons. It works with MC questions in vertical, horizontal or column format. > > We've been successfully using it and improving on it for several years. > > It's not something we give away, but feel free to contact me for more info. Alternatively, you could write your own JS to do similar things.

Hi Shashi, Thank you this worked perfectly, the text box within the radio button list is now hidden until the 'other' option is selected. Do you know if it's possible to get the JS code to work with a text box that is larger than just one line? i.e. multi line? Thanks, Adam > @Shashi said: > Hello @Amara , > > Paste the below code in the js(OnReady) of the multichoice question > Assuming you have only one "other" option in that question(also, Question type is simgle choice) > > var that=this.questionId; > jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").hide(); > var n= jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").attr('id'); > var choicenumber=n.split("~")[2]; > jQuery("#"+ this.questionId+" input[type='radio']").on('change',function(){ > if(jQuery("[id='QR~"+that+"~"+choicenumber+"']").prop('checked')){ > jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").show(); > }else{ > jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText").hide().val(''); > } > });