Lua Scripting Resources

Important Update to Custom Scripting

SurveyGizmo's CustomScript Action now supports the LUA programming language.


Legacy Custom Scripting Language Deprecation Plans 

  1. New accounts (created after October 29, 2018) will only have the option to use Lua in scripts.
  2. As of October 29, 2018 Custom Scripting Actions will default to Lua as the scripting type in the Custom Scripting Action for accounts created before this date. You will be able to switch to the Legacy Custom Scripting; though we highly encourage using Lua.
  3. In the long term, Legacy Custom Scripting Actions will be switched to read-only. Read-only scripts will continue to function; you will just be prevented from editing. The exact date on this is to be determined; we will send notifications well ahead of time.


 Go to our Legacy Scripting Documentation.

While SurveyGizmo is one of the most flexible survey tools around, we get requests for customizations that are not available out of the box. This is where JavaScript and Custom Scripting can save the day. If you have scripting chops you can use the JavaScript action or the Custom Scripting action to achieve the survey of your dreams.


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Other Textboxes within grid questions do not force a response if the answer the row. This JavaScript will disable and uncheck the other row's answer options unless text has been input in the Other Textbox.

See the script in action in an example survey!

OR

Add a survey with this script and setup to your account.

The Script and Setup

Start by setting up a Radio Button Grid or Checkbox Grid on a page in your survey, with any number of other rows included. Add a JavaScript action to the same page, and paste in the following code.

var otherRows = function (type) {
  var tableClass = 'sg-type-table-' + type;
  var inputs = $('.' + tableClass + ' :text[name*="-other"]').parents('tr').find(':' + type);
  inputs.prop('disabled', true)
  inputs.parents('tr').find(':text').on('keyup blur', function () {
    var rowPlacement = $('.' + tableClass + ' tr').index($(this).parents('tr'));
    if($(this).val() && $(this).val() != '') {
      $('.' + tableClass + ' tr:nth-child(' + rowPlacement + ') :' + type).prop('disabled', false);
      $('.' + tableClass + ' tr:nth-child(' + rowPlacement + ') :' + type).removeAttr('disabled');
    } else {
      $('.' + tableClass + ' tr:nth-child(' + rowPlacement + ') :' + type).prop('disabled', true);
      $('.' + tableClass + ' tr:nth-child(' + rowPlacement + ') :' + type).prop('checked', false);
    }
  });
}

$(otherRows('radio'));
$(otherRows('checkbox'));

Now, record a few test responses and make sure your validation works as it should!