[5.x]: Omitting a dropdown field's value which has a default doesn't validate

[boboldehampsink]

What happened?

Description

Since 5.4, when omitting a field's value which has a default, it doesn't validate anymore. This worked up until 5.3.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a dropdown field with a default value
2. Add to an entry type
3. Create a new entry (programmatically, we use it in fixtures) that omits setting this field

Expected behavior

Validation should pass, as it should use the default value

Actual behavior

Validation fails

Craft CMS version

5.4.2

PHP version

8.3

Operating system and version

No response

Database type and version

No response

Image driver and version

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Installed plugins and versions

[i-just]

Hi, thanks for getting in touch! I’m having trouble replicating this. Could you please share a screenshot of the dropdown field’s settings and an associated stack trace?

[boboldehampsink]

This is the dropdown:

columnSuffix: null
handle: seoMetaRobots
instructions: null
name: 'Meta robots'
searchable: false
settings:
  options:
    -
      __assoc__:
        -
          - label
          - 'index, follow'
        -
          - value
          - 'index, follow'
        -
          - default
          - '1'
    -
      __assoc__:
        -
          - label
          - 'noindex, follow'
        -
          - value
          - 'noindex, follow'
        -
          - default
          - ''
    -
      __assoc__:
        -
          - label
          - 'index, nofollow'
        -
          - value
          - 'index, nofollow'
        -
          - default
          - ''
    -
      __assoc__:
        -
          - label
          - 'noindex, nofollow'
        -
          - value
          - 'noindex, nofollow'
        -
          - default
          - ''
translationKeyFormat: null
translationMethod: none
type: craft\fields\Dropdown

This is the error the fixtures now throw (since 5.4):

web-1  | Exception 'craft\errors\InvalidElementException' with message 'Meta robots is invalid.'
web-1  | 
web-1  | in /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/test/fixtures/elements/BaseContentFixture.php:85
web-1  | 
web-1  | Stack trace:
web-1  | #0 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/test/FixtureTrait.php(96): craft\test\fixtures\elements\BaseContentFixture->load()
web-1  | #1 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/controllers/FixtureController.php(160): yii\console\controllers\FixtureController->loadFixtures(Array)
web-1  | #2 [internal function]: yii\console\controllers\FixtureController->actionLoad(Array)
web-1  | #3 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/InlineAction.php(57): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
web-1  | #4 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Controller.php(178): yii\base\InlineAction->runWithParams(Array)
web-1  | #5 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Controller.php(180): yii\base\Controller->runAction('load', Array)
web-1  | #6 /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/ControllerTrait.php(89): yii\console\Controller->runAction('load', Array)
web-1  | #7 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(552): craft\console\controllers\FixtureController->runAction('load', Array)
web-1  | #8 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(180): yii\base\Module->runAction('fixture/load', Array)
web-1  | #9 /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(91): yii\console\Application->runAction('fixture/load', Array)
web-1  | #10 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(147): craft\console\Application->runAction('fixture/load', Array)
web-1  | #11 /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(122): yii\console\Application->handleRequest(Object(craft\console\Request))
web-1  | #12 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php(384): craft\console\Application->handleRequest(Object(craft\console\Request))
web-1  | #13 /app/user/craft(20): yii\base\Application->run()
web-1  | #14 {main}
web-1  | 2024-09-10 15:23:59 [console.INFO] [craft\services\Elements::_saveElementInternal] Element not saved due to validation error: Array
web-1  | (
web-1  |     [seoMetaRobots] => Array
web-1  |         (
web-1  |             [0] => Meta robots is invalid.
web-1  |         )
web-1  | 
web-1  | )
web-1  |  {"memory":46898984} 
web-1  | 2024-09-10 15:23:59 [console.ERROR] [craft\errors\InvalidElementException] craft\errors\InvalidElementException: Meta robots is invalid. in /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/test/fixtures/elements/BaseContentFixture.php:85
web-1  | Stack trace:
web-1  | #0 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/test/FixtureTrait.php(96): craft\test\fixtures\elements\BaseContentFixture->load()
web-1  | #1 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/controllers/FixtureController.php(160): yii\console\controllers\FixtureController->loadFixtures(Array)
web-1  | #2 [internal function]: yii\console\controllers\FixtureController->actionLoad(Array)
web-1  | #3 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/InlineAction.php(57): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
web-1  | #4 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Controller.php(178): yii\base\InlineAction->runWithParams(Array)
web-1  | #5 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Controller.php(180): yii\base\Controller->runAction('load', Array)
web-1  | #6 /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/ControllerTrait.php(89): yii\console\Controller->runAction('load', Array)
web-1  | #7 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Module.php(552): craft\console\controllers\FixtureController->runAction('load', Array)
web-1  | #8 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(180): yii\base\Module->runAction('fixture/load', Array)
web-1  | #9 /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(91): yii\console\Application->runAction('fixture/load', Array)
web-1  | #10 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/console/Application.php(147): craft\console\Application->runAction('fixture/load', Array)
web-1  | #11 /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/console/Application.php(122): yii\console\Application->handleRequest(Object(craft\console\Request))
web-1  | #12 /app/user/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php(384): craft\console\Application->handleRequest(Object(craft\console\Request))
web-1  | #13 /app/user/craft(20): yii\base\Application->run()
web-1  | #14 {main} {"memory":46641376,"exception":"[object] (craft\\errors\\InvalidElementException(code: 0): Meta robots is invalid. at /app/user/vendor/craftcms/cms/src/test/fixtures/elements/BaseContentFixture.php:85)"} 

[i-just]

Thanks! I’m still unable to reproduce this. Any chance you could send over a project where this is happening ([email protected])?

[DowleyDeveloped]

Am also getting this on my project. Seems to be when using the slideout for entry types. The validation fails each time if the dropdown hasn't been changed from the default value

[iwingate-digistorm]

I was just about to create a ticket for this! None of the default field values for dropdown & radio fields have been saving.

I'm only having this issue for nested matrix fields (Card view mode)

How to replicate:

1. add a new entry to a nested matrix
2. save the entry in the slideout without editing the default values
3. re-open the newly created entry, the radio & dropdown fields with default values should be empty

[i-just]

Thanks for the additional info! I think I can reproduce this now.

[brandonkelly]

Craft 5.4.4 is out with this fix. Thanks again!