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Multi-Choice forEach

This sample demonstrates usage of the forEach property to create template elements applied to each choice in a multi-select choice field.

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Shared by Chris Kent
Updated Apr 4, 2019

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Review the requirements below, then paste this JSON into the matching formatting panel. Show me where.

Use your list's internal column names and replace any tenant-specific URLs or flow IDs. Formatting is presentation, not a way to secure data.

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{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "div",
  "children": [
    {
      "forEach": "choiceIterator in @currentField",
      "elmType": "div",
      "txtContent": "[$choiceIterator]",
      "attributes": {
        "class": "ms-bgColor-themePrimary ms-fontColor-white",
        "title": "='I am the letter ' + [$choiceIterator]"
      },
      "style": {
        "width": "16px",
        "height": "16px",
        "text-align": "center",
        "margin": "1px"
      }
    }
  ]
}
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Summary

This sample demonstrates usage of the forEach property to create template elements applied to each choice in a multi-select choice field.

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  • This format can be applied to a Multi-Select Choice column
  • This format uses operators only available in SharePoint Online and cannot be used in SharePoint 2019

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Solution Author(s)
multi-choice-foreach.json Chris Kent

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Version Date Comments
1.0 April 4, 2019 Initial release

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