Pro Feature- Calculation

Get Started #

Perform calculations among Form Fields to display automatic calculated value with Metform. You can perform any kind of calculation using form field.

Watch out the video guide

Or, follow the step by step process below:

Step-> 1 #

Form Creation

1: Search the Metform widget and drag it to the widget placement area.

2: Click on the red colored Edit button

3: Click on New=> Select the Blank form=> Provide Name

Step-> 2 #

Calculation Between Packages & Quantity

1: Set the Package 1 Value: 50

2: Copy the Packages field Name

3: Copy the Quantity field Name

Step-> 3 #

Perform Multiplication: Multiplication is when you take one number and add it together a number of times.

1: Search for Calculation Field=> Drag and Drop Under the Package Field

2: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Provide the Expression

• Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name with operators: packages * qty

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 1

• Showing the price: $50

2: Now set the Quantity Value: 2

• Showing the price: $100

Step-> 4 #

Perform Addition : Addition is a process or action of adding something to something else.

• 1. Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Addition expression. For Ex : packages + qty

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the addition price: $53

Step-> 5 #

Perform Subtraction: It is the operation of removing objects from a collection signified by the minus sign.

• 1. Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Subtraction expression. For Ex : packages – qty

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the Subtracted price: $47

Step-> 6 #

Perform Division: A number that divides another number either completely or with a remainder

• 1. Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Division expression. For Ex : packages / qty

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the Divided price: $16.666666666666668

Step-> 7 #

Show Float Value: A float is a number, that has a decimal place.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=>Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Set the number after comma that you want to take after Decimal point.
• 3: Provide the Floating Point Expression. For Ex : float(packages / qty,2). Here you will get 2 decimal places as you have set value 2.

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the floating price with 2 number of input after Decimal point : 16.67

Step-> 8 #

Show Round Value : A number that keeping its value close to what it was.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide round expression. For Ex : round(packages / qty)

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the rounded price: 17

Step-> 9 #

Show NumberFormat Value: NumberFormat allows you to show comma separated value.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide NumberFormat Expression. For Ex : numberFormat(packages * qty)

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Now set the Quantity Value : 100000

• Showing the comma separated values : $5,000,000

Step-> 10 #

Show Floor Value: Floor values allows you to return the closest integer less than or equal to a given number.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Floor Expression. For Ex : floor(packages / qty)

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the floor price: 16

Step-> 11 #

Show Ceil Value: Ceil values allows you to return the closest integer grater than or equal to a given number.

• 1: Edit Calculation=> Settings=> Paste the Packages Field Name and Quantity field name
• 2: Provide Ceil Expression. For Ex : ceil (packages / qty)

Site View

1: Select Package 1=> Set the Quantity Value: 3

• Showing the Ceil price: 17

• Here is All the Operation with Expression Example

Operation	Expression
Multiplication	packages * qty
Addition	packages + qty
Subtraction	packages – qty
Division	packages / qty
Float	float(packages / qty,2)
Round	round(packages / qty)
NumberFormat	numberFormat(packages * qty)
Floor	floor(packages / qty)
Ceil	ceil (packages / qty)

• Options Description

Options	Description
Show Label	Turn on/off Label.
Position	Default: Top Select the label position. where you want to see it. top or left of the input.
Label	Type the label text.
Name	Name is must required. Enter a name without space or any special character. use only underscore/hyphen (_/-) for multiple words. The name must be different.
Help Text	Type the text to show below the widget.
Prefix	You can also provide operator in the expression before the operands. Example : *+AB-CD (Infix : (A+B) * (C-D) )
Required	Default: No Toggle this option to make it required. Users can’t submit the forms without filling the required fields.
Expression with operators and inputs	You have to make calculation logic by name of input fields. Use name of input field and make calculation logic by it. For example mf-number_2 * mf-number_3. It will show calculated value 6 in the calculation field.
Conditional Logic	Show/Hide this field based on certain criteria.