Issue
I had a table with data I wanted to use in a drop-down menu, and had a query to retrieve that data. I needed to know how to populate the drop-down menu with the results of the query. After posting a question, I found a solution and was able to resolve the issue.
Resolution
To populate a Select widget with options from a single-column table, you can use a query to retrieve the data and then map the results to create the options. Here's an example using an Appsmith query:
- Create a query in Appsmith to retrieve the data from the table. For example, you could use this SQL query:
- In your Select widget that displays the drop-down menu, enter the following code as source:
{{
query_name.data.map(i => ({
label: i["Machine List"],
value: i["Machine List"]
}))
}}Replace query_name with the name of your query.
This code maps each row from the query results to an object with a "label" and "value" property. The "label" property will be displayed in the drop-down menu, and the "value" property will be returned when the user selects an option.
The Select widget's options should now be populated with the data from your table.