NEW Added option to allow empty values

code/model/editableformfields/EditableOption.php

@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ class EditableOption extends DataObject {
 		'Default'
 	);
 
+    protected static $allow_empty_values = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether to allow empty values or not.
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public static function allow_empty_values() {
+        return (bool) self::$allow_empty_values;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether to allow empty values.
+     *
+     * @param boolean $allow
+     */
+    public static function set_allow_empty_values($allow) {
+        self::$allow_empty_values = (bool) $allow;
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * @param Member $member
 	 *
@@ -115,4 +135,19 @@ class EditableOption extends DataObject {
     public function canUnpublish($member = null) {
         return $this->canDelete($member);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetches a value for $this->Value. If empty values are not allowed,
+     * then this will return the title in the case of an empty value.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getValue()
+    {
+        $value = $this->getField('Value');
+        if(empty($value) && !self::allow_empty_values()) {
+            return $this->Title;
+        }
+        return $value;
+    }
 }

tests/EditableFormFieldTest.php

@@ -70,6 +70,26 @@ class EditableFormFieldTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		$this->assertEquals(0, $checkbox->EffectiveDisplayRules()->count());
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * @covers EditableOption::getValue
+     */
+    public function testEditableOptionEmptyValue() {
+         $option = $this->objFromFixture('EditableOption', 'option-1');
+         $option->Value = '';
+
+         // Disallow empty values
+         EditableOption::set_allow_empty_values(false);
+         $this->assertEquals($option->Title, $option->Value);
+
+         $option->Value = 'test';
+         $this->assertEquals('test', $option->Value);
+
+         // Allow empty values
+         EditableOption::set_allow_empty_values(true);
+         $option->Value = '';
+         $this->assertEquals('', $option->Value);
+    }
+
 	function testEditableDropdownField() {
 		$dropdown = $this->objFromFixture('EditableDropdown', 'basic-dropdown');