Title: Caculated Fields
Last modified: July 12, 2017

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# Caculated Fields

 *  Resolved [fitnesspreponline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitnesspreponline/)
 * (@fitnesspreponline)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caculated-fields/)
 * Can Calculated Fields show results on multiple lines? if Not, is there another
   way to show results on multiple lines of text?

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 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caculated-fields/#post-9313504)
 * Hello [@fitnesspreponline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitnesspreponline/),
 * Not directly into a calculated field, because the calculated fields use input
   tags, and the input tags accepts single line texts. So, if you want to display
   the equation’s result as a text with multiple lines, my recommendation is to 
   use the calculated field as auxiliary, but display the result in another field
   like a “HTML Content”:
 * – Inserts a “HTML Content” field in the form, with the following piece of code
   as its content:
 * `<div class="equation-result"></div>`
 * – Now, modifies the equation as follows:
 *     ```
       (function () {
         var result='';
         if (fieldname5 == 1)
           result = 10*fieldname8*0.454+ 6.25*(fieldname6*12+fieldname7)*2.54-5*fieldname2+5;
         if (fieldname5 == 2)
           result = 10*fieldname8*0.454+6.25*(fieldname6*12+fieldname7) * 2.54-5*fieldname2-161;
       jQuery('.equation-result').html(result);
       return result;
       })();
       ```
   
 * – Finally, as the calculated field is used as an auxiliary field, you should 
   tick the checkbox: “Hide Field From Public Page” in its properties.
 * Best regards.
 *  Thread Starter [fitnesspreponline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitnesspreponline/)
 * (@fitnesspreponline)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caculated-fields/#post-9313539)
 * I tried that, but it still doesn’t show the result on multiple lines. Here’s 
   my code:
    (function(){ var cal = ”; if(fieldname5==1) cal = (10*(fieldname8*0.454)
   +6.25*(((fieldname6*12)+fieldname7)*2.54)-5*fieldname2+5); if(fieldname5==2) 
   cal = (10*(fieldname8*0.454)+6.25*(((fieldname6*12)+fieldname7)*2.54)-5*fieldname2-
   161) ;
 * if(fieldname10==1)
    cal = cal * 1.2; else if(fieldname10==2) cal = cal * 1.375;
   else if(fieldname10==3) cal = cal * 1.55; else if(fieldname10==4) cal = cal *
   1.725; jQuery(‘.equation-result’).html(“Your TDEE is ” + ROUND(cal) + “\n” +”
   Calories.”); return cal; })();
 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caculated-fields/#post-9313554)
 * Hello [@fitnesspreponline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fitnesspreponline/),
 * Into the div tags, the changes of lines is represented with the tag: `<br>` and
   not with “\n”, so, the line of code would be:
 * `jQuery('.equation-result').html("Your TDEE is " + ROUND(cal) + "<br>" +" Calories.");`
 * I’m sorry but this questions are not related directly with our plugin. If you
   need additional help implementing the formula, you should hire a custom coding
   service.
 * Best regards.

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 * [multiple lines](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multiple-lines/)

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 * Last reply from: [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caculated-fields/#post-9313554)
 * Status: resolved