Sweetalert: Input returns empty string if defaultValue not changed

Created on 8 Nov 2017 · 7Comments · Source: t4t5/sweetalert

A swal with an input element will return an empty string if the original value is unchanged. For example:

swal({
  text: 'Enter some text',
  content: {
    element: 'input',
    attributes: {
      value: 'hello'
    }
  },
buttons: [true, true]
}).then((retVal) => {
  console.log(retVal)
})

The value of retVal is

null if you hit cancel
"" if you hit okay
"somestring" if you actually change the input
"" if you remove all the text and submit an empty string

It should be "hello" if you hit okay, not an empty string. There is no way to determine if someone removed all the text and wants to submit an empty string, or if they submitted the defaultValue/value.

I have tried changing value to defaultValue and that has no effect.

I believe this is because the input element is only calling setActionValue on change, and it on init it should be checking if it has a defaultValue, and then calling setActionValue(this.defaultValue)

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