Creating basic search bar to identify the first half of a typed postcode and searching against a list field

lplateapp · 2024-10-02T11:36:24.216Z

Context - I’m trying to create a “search” tool for students to search for teachers using their postcode, these teachers would be matched on the first half of the postcode (3-4 characters) and then shown in a repeating group below.

I’ve made repeating groups before and linked them to dropdowns but I can’t seem to master the search function - what am I doing wrong?

Apologies but the app is an absolute mess I’m a complete rookie.

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lplateapp · 2024-10-02T22:15:55.116Z

I’ve managed to make some progress, I’m using the below for my parent group:
Search for Teachers:first item

Type: Teacher
Sort By: HourlyRate
Descending: Yes
Ignore empty constraints: checked

Although my filters work and I can see the repeating group is pulling teachers through I can’t seem to get it to work with my search input “Input postcode”… Any advice?

tylerboodman · 2024-10-03T06:06:56.837Z

The repeating group datasource needs to be Search for Teachers, constraint postcode contains Input's value Just a regular input box not a searchbox

lplateapp · 2024-10-04T09:50:35.522Z

Thanks for the reply!
I’ve made it an input box but it doesn’t seem to be changing the results of the RG.

(“Location Field” is the postcode stored as a list of text as they may offer their services in multiple postcodes)

tylerboodman · 2024-10-04T15:47:43.847Z

Try clicking off of the input box or pressing enter to make sure Bubble registers the input value change.
Also try typing a whole postcode, I have a feeling contains for text lists wants a whole text value not partial like single text values (we can work around this)

system · 2024-12-11T11:36:46.858Z

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