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Published Jul. 2, 2025

Form with select field breaks if SPA is not enabled

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Ankit Gupta

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Issue

  • Steps to reproduce:

    1. Set the following property in your portal-ext: 
      javascript.single.page.application.enabled=false
    2. Start the server and create a form with a Select From List field with a couple of options.
    3. Publish the form
    4. Create a new page and place the form on it. Check that selecting an option works.
    5. Log out and access that page again as guest.

    Actual Result: The field is inactivated/unusable and in the browser console you get a Javascript error: Liferay.Util.escapeHTML is not a function
    Expected Result: The option can be selected as in step 4.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.2

Resolution

  • The observed behavior is a known issue and is fixed in liferay-fix-pack-dxp-14 for 7.2.
  • If the hotfix is required for this issue, please create a support ticket requesting hotfix by attaching patch details.
  • Installing Fix Packs and Hotfixes on Liferay DXP will guide to install these Fixpack in your environment.
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