This is a demo of using different input elements in Form. Try out the form below or skip to the source code below.
Below is the source code defining the form above.
/**
* Form with different input fields.
*/
class Demo_form extends Form
{
/**
* Returns a definition of the fields of this form.
*/
protected function fields()
{
return array(
'text' => array(
'help_msg' => 'Default is text.',
),
'password' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>render_as</em> <em>password</em> for
password fields.',
'render_as' => 'password',
),
'select' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>select</em> for select fields.',
'values' => array(
'n' => 'Not gonna tell!',
'm' => 'Hunk',
'f' => 'Babe',
),
'value' => 'm',
'render_as' => 'select',
),
'textarea' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>textarea</em> for textarea fields.',
'render_as' => 'textarea',
),
'radio' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>radio</em> for radio buttons.',
'values' => array(
'y' => 'Yellow',
'm' => 'Mellow',
),
'value' => 'm',
'render_as' => 'radio',
),
'checkbox' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>checkbox</em> for single checkboxes.',
'render_as' => 'checkbox',
),
'checkboxes' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>checkboxes</em> for multiple checkboxes.',
'values' => array(
'b' => 'Banana',
'o' => 'Orange',
'g' => 'Grapes',
'a' => 'Avocado',
),
'value' => array( 'b', 'g' ),
'render_as' => 'checkboxes',
),
'list_style_checkbox' => array(
'help_msg' => 'You can also render a single checkbox as
<em>checkboxes</em>.',
'values' => array(
'label' => 'Yes, please subscribe me to the newsletter.',
),
'render_as' => 'checkboxes',
),
'file' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>file</em> for file inputs.',
'render_as' => 'file',
),
'abort' => array(
'label' => '<em>abort</em> for abort links',
'value' => 'index.php',
'render_as' => 'abort',
),
'submit' => array(
'label' => 'Submits as submit',
'render_as' => 'submit',
),
);
}
}
<?php
require '../lib/form.php';
Tpl::$default_template_dir = dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/';
/**
* Form with different input fields.
*/
class Demo_form extends Form
{
/**
* Returns a definition of the fields of this form.
*/
protected function fields()
{
return array(
'text' => array(
'help_msg' => 'Default is text.',
),
'password' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>render_as</em> <em>password</em> for
password fields.',
'render_as' => 'password',
),
'select' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>select</em> for select fields.',
'values' => array(
'n' => 'Not gonna tell!',
'm' => 'Hunk',
'f' => 'Babe',
),
'value' => 'm',
'render_as' => 'select',
),
'textarea' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>textarea</em> for textarea fields.',
'render_as' => 'textarea',
),
'radio' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>radio</em> for radio buttons.',
'values' => array(
'y' => 'Yellow',
'm' => 'Mellow',
),
'value' => 'm',
'render_as' => 'radio',
),
'checkbox' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>checkbox</em> for single checkboxes.',
'render_as' => 'checkbox',
),
'checkboxes' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>checkboxes</em> for multiple checkboxes.',
'values' => array(
'b' => 'Banana',
'o' => 'Orange',
'g' => 'Grapes',
'a' => 'Avocado',
),
'value' => array( 'b', 'g' ),
'render_as' => 'checkboxes',
),
'list_style_checkbox' => array(
'help_msg' => 'You can also render a single checkbox as
<em>checkboxes</em>.',
'values' => array(
'label' => 'Yes, please subscribe me to the newsletter.',
),
'render_as' => 'checkboxes',
),
'file' => array(
'help_msg' => '<em>file</em> for file inputs.',
'render_as' => 'file',
),
'abort' => array(
'label' => '<em>abort</em> for abort links',
'value' => 'index.php',
'render_as' => 'abort',
),
'submit' => array(
'label' => 'Submits as submit',
'render_as' => 'submit',
),
);
}
}
$form = new Demo_form();
$msg = '';
$ok = true;
# validate if posted
if ( is_post() ) {
# need to tell the form what data source to use
$form->source( $_POST );
# is_valid() will validate and save error messages (if any)
if ( $form->is_valid() ) {
$msg = "OK!";
} else {
$ok = false;
$msg = "NOT OK!";
}
}
$ctxt = array(
'form' => $form,
'ok' => $ok,
'msg' => $msg,
'source' => file_get_contents( __FILE__ ),
);
echo Tpl::create( 'layout.html.php', $ctxt )->
wrapping( 'inputs.html.php' );