I'm trying to have a Select dropdown list render values both allowed and not allowed. Example. I have a list of Ice Cream flavors (Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry), and I coded PHP validation scripts to throw a form_error when someone selects "Strawberry" to say, "Sorry, we don't serve Strawberry yet."

I've tried using jQuery to replace/add the options in the field list, but the validation for it gets ignored because the value/key Strawberry are in the list of Options for the form element. I have tried to remove the Strawberry value for the field, then use jQuery to render all options, but Drupal says the value chosen was illegal and I should contact the site administrator - so it knows I injected an unexpected value, which is neat but the message is not what I want users to see.

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As you found, Drupal will not allow any injected value to be submitted, so you can't use jQuery to add items to the list. However, you can easily *remove* items from the list, or through JS errors when an item is selected. I understand the scenario you're describing, but I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish. What's expected to happen when a user selects a value that isn't valid (and why show them at all if you don't support them?).

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Title: Select list containing options that are both valid and invalid » true
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