[Bug]getAttrByName won't get the default value of an attr set via select

$subject. If you attempt to use getAttrByName on an attr represented by a select, on the character sheet, it will simply give an empty string back. If you set the attr manually from the character sheet it will then be able to get the value.

What are you trying to do exactly, it could be that you're using the syntax wrong. If you could provide some code it would be good.

Jacob, I'm pretty sure Matt is reporting this based on your 4e defense script thread.

Ye it looked similar to my problem I just wanted to check.

this is the issue i encountered which i think is the same problem if not just say Matt var test = getAttrByName(targetCharacter, "ac"); log(test); //"@{ac-ten}+@{ac-ability}+@{ac-armor}+@{ac-class}+@{ac-feat}+@{ac-enh}+@{ac-misc}+@{ac-misc2}" test = getAttrByName(targetCharacter, "ac-ability"); og(test); //"@{ac-highest}" test = getAttrByName(targetCharacter, "ac-highest"); log(test); //"" test = getAttrByName(targetCharacter, "ac-ten"); log(test); //"10+@{halflevel}" test = getAttrByName(targetCharacter, "halflevel"); log(test); //"floor(@{level}/2)" test = getAttrByName(targetCharacter, "level"); log(test); //"5" As you can see "ac-highest" is the only one thing that retuns a null value irelevent of its cotent

The sheet in question defines ac-highest as: <select name="attr_ac-highest"> <option value="@{strength-mod}">Strength</option> <option value="@{constitution-mod}">Constitution</option> <option value="@{dexterity-mod}" selected="selected">Dexterity</option> <option value="@{intelligence-mod}">Intelligence</option> <option value="@{wisdom-mod}">Wisdom</option> <option value="@{charisma-mod}">Charisma</option> </select> Each of the attribute mods used as a value in the above options are defined as: <input type="text" name="attr_dexterity-mod" value="floor((@{dexterity}-10)/2)" disabled = "true"/> While the attribute itself is: <input type="text" name="attr_dexterity" value="10"/> Going from Jacob's thread in the API forum getAttrByName for ac-highest continues to return an empty string even if you change the selected value.

Sorry have been afk for a while. Here is a simple reproduction: Character sheet: <input type="text" name="attr_test"> <select name="attr_binding_diff"> <option value="2">2.0 - Very Easy</option> <option value="1.5">1.5 - Easy</option> <option value="1" selected>1.0 - Standard</option> <option value=".666667">.67 - Hard</option> <option value=".5">.50 - Formidable</option> <option value=".1">.10 - Herculean</option> </select> API Script: on("add:attribute", function(obj) { var attributeName = obj.get("name"); if (attributeName == "test") { var bindingDiffPreParse = getAttrByName(obj.get('_characterid'), "binding_diff"); var bindingDiff = parseFloat(bindingDiffPreParse); log(bindingDiffPreParse); log(bindingDiff) } }); Process: Simply create a new character and put a value into the test input field to trigger the API script. Log output: Spinning up new sandbox... "" null "" null