subclass.php
Form subclass example.
Form subclass exampleIt's also possible to override the HtmlForm class and add elements in the constructor. This way we can build reusable form classes or add custom rules to the form validation.
<?php
/*
* Load the library...
*/
require_once '../../HtmlForm.php';
/*
* Example subclass
*/
{
public function __construct($name, $parameters = array())
{
parent::__construct($name, $parameters);
/*
* Attach elements
*/
$this->addText('username', array('label' => 'User name'));
$this->addEmail('email', array('label' => 'Email address'));
}
/*
* Say, we want the email address field to be required if the user has
* entered a user name. This can be done by overriding the onValidate()
* method with a custom rule.
*/
public function onValidate()
{
/*
* If the 'username' field is not empty, set the 'email' field
* required.
*/
if (!$this->getElement('username')->isEmpty()) {
$this->getElement('email')->setRequired();
}
return parent::onValidate();
}
}
/*
* Instantiate the example subclass 'exampleSubclass'
*/
$form = new HtmlFormSubclass('exampleSubclass');
/*
* The process method is essential to the functionality of the form. It serves
* various purposes:
* - it validates submitted data if there is any
* - it redirects to the success page if all the data is valid
* - it stores the data in the session and redirects to the form to circumvent
* the form resubmission problem
*/
$form->process();
if ($form->validate()) {
/*
* Success, do something useful with the data and clear the session.
*/
echo('<a href="">back</a>');
echo('<pre>');
var_dump($form->getValues());
echo('</pre>');
$form->clearSession();
} else {
/*
* Display the form.
*/
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../lib/css/depage-forms.css">
</head>
<body>
<?php echo($form); ?>
</body>
<?php
}