[Resolved] price per sqft

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[Akhil]

Hi, i have two field

1. field-price
2. field-size

i need to calculate field price /(divide) field size and round up to integer .

How do we take 2 custom field and do math operations?

[Christian Cox]

Hello,

Unfortunately we do not currently offer a way to perform mathematical operations on custom field values within Views. This must be accomplished with custom code, perhaps as a shortcode that can perform calculations on multiple values, or as JavaScript that performs calculations on the front-end of your site.

Here is a link to the WordPress documentation on shortcodes:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_shortcode

If you need professional help with this code, you can contact one of our certified partner contractors. Here is the list of our contractors:
https://toolset.com/consultant/

[Akhil]

Hi Christian, thanks for the reply.

i know little bit of coding, when you say
" shortcode that can perform calculations on multiple values "
is exactly what im looking for. Could you provide a simple sample code how this can be calculated and i could study from there ?

how do i call the field value to template functions ? that's something new.

[Christian Cox]

Hi, you can find a few math examples to get you started in these other forum posts:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/mathematical-operations-with-number-custom-field/
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-display-calculated-field/
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/calculating-with-a-custom-field-and-a-woocommerce-field/

Here's a document that shows how you can use the values of a custom field in PHP. Click "More +" to reveal information about each field type:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/

[Akhil]

Hi, thanks for the sample links.
But i notice most of them contain wpv-loops .
Can the code be used at layout as well ?

[Christian Cox]

Hi -
Yes, you can use a shortcode in a Layout. As long as you have access to the information you need (the values you want to use), and can pass that information into the shortcode (using a shortcode attribute), you can use that shortcode without a loop.