Using ‘before’ in field call, deletes input field but not label?

I am using the callback ‘before’ on specific fields. I find the field in question, check my category of the record I am going to display and choose to hide or display that field according to the post category assignment.

		case 'select_breed': 
		     $AllLists           = mmd_lists_GetHorseBreeds();
			$cmb->add_group_field( $group_field_id, array(
	        'name'             => $FieldLabel,
	        'id'               => $FieldId,
	        'type'             => 'select',
			'desc'             => $FieldInstruction,
			'on_front'         => false,
			'sanitization_cb'  => false,
			'escape_cb'        => false,
			'attributes'       => $Attributes,								  
 			'options'          => $AllLists,
			'before'           => 'mmdlist_add_js_for_check_display_option',
			//'after_field'      => 'mmdlist_add_js_for_check_display_option',
           ) );                           

		break;	

IF, I assign the type in this field to ‘hidden’ directly, both the label and the input field properly disappear from view. BUT, if I use the call back and do the following code, only the input field disappears.

What am I missing?

     function mmdlist_add_js_for_check_display_option($field_args, $field) 
     {
      $post             = get_post();
      $ListId           = $post->ID;
      $FieldName = $field->args['_id'];
 
      $input_fields       = mmd_lists_GetTemplateFields(0, 0);
      for($i=0; $i<sizeof($input_fields); $i++)
        {
        $Field                = $input_fields[$i]; 
	$FieldId              = $Field['id'];
	$RecordCat            = $Field['cat'];
 	if( $FieldId == $FieldName) {  break; }
   }
 	  

      $ListingCatagory               = mmd_list_readDBSettings("LISTING_CATAGORY"); 
      $HorseCatagory                 = mmd_list_readDBSettings("SALE_HORSE_CATAGORY"); 

      $PostCatagoryList = get_the_terms( $ListId, 'mmdlist_cat' );
       foreach($PostCatagoryList as $Cat)
         {
	 $PostCatagory = $Cat->name;	
	 if($PostCatagory == $ListingCatagory)
	  { 
	  if( strcmp($RecordCat, "A") == 0 || strcmp($RecordCat, "L")==0)
          return;
		    	   
          $field->args['type'] = 'hidden';  // works
	  }
	else if($PostCatagory == $HorseCatagory)
	  {	  
	if( strcmp($RecordCat, 'A') == 0 || strcmp($RecordCat, 'H')==0)
          return;
	  $field->args['type'] = 'hidden';  // works	  
	  }
        }

• This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by dkurth.