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Select field not returning array as expected

  • I define my ACF fields in PHP, and I have a few select boxes. I have set the return value for each to array, yet I only get the label. I also get the label if I set the return value to value.

    Here is my field definition:

    `[
    ‘key’ => ‘field_historical_person_details_sex’,
    ‘label’ => ‘Sex’,
    ‘name’ => ‘sex’,
    ‘type’ => ‘select’,
    ‘choices’ => [
    ‘male’ => ‘Male’,
    ‘female’ => ‘Female’,
    ],
    ‘return_format’ => ‘array’,
    ]`

    In this case, when I dump everything for this post I get:

    'sex' => string 'male' (length=4)

    I made sure I deleted and recreated the post after changing the ACF field settings just in case that mattered, and it made no difference.

    Update: It appears that I get arrays for select fields inside repeater fields. :confused:

  • I solved this, and it was actually my misunderstanding of how Timber works.

    I was getting the field value like this: post.field, whereas I should have been using the get_field method: post.get_field('field').

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