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Class: InputHidden

Source Location: /HtmlForm.FormElement.InputHidden.class.php

Class Overview

FormElement
   |
   --InputHidden

Wraps a hidden input.


Author(s):

  • Sebastian Schlapkohl

Version:

  • 1.0

Methods


Inherited Constants

Inherited Variables

Inherited Methods

Class: FormElement

FormElement::__construct()
General abstract, hidden formelement constructor.
FormElement::addCssClasses()
Adds one or many css-classes to the element's class-attribute.
FormElement::addElement()
Adds a subelement to the element.
FormElement::determineRefiller()
Returns the supposed source of refill values.
FormElement::doRender()
Returns the compiled html-code for the element.
FormElement::getId()
Return the element's html-id.
FormElement::getLabel()
Return the element's label text.
FormElement::getMasterElement()
Return the currently connected owner element for the element.
FormElement::getMasterForm()
Returns the currently connected owner form for the element.
FormElement::getName()
Return the element's html-name.
FormElement::getSubElements()
Return all owned elements of this element.
FormElement::getTitle()
Return the element's html-title.
FormElement::getValidator()
Return the currently connected validator for the element.
FormElement::getValue()
Returns the value of the element if there is any.
FormElement::getValueSet()
Returns the compiled valueset for this element including the elements owned by this one.
FormElement::insertElementAfter()
Searches the subelements of the element if present and inserts a given element after the first found one.
FormElement::isValid()
Answers if the element is in a valid state at the moment.
FormElement::needsUtf8Safety()
Answers if the element needs to be treated with precautions according to possible utf-8 values.
FormElement::printCssClasses()
Compiles the html-class-attribute-string of the element.
FormElement::printDisabled()
Compiles the html-disabled-attribute-string of the element.
FormElement::printId()
Compiles the html-id-attribute-string of the element.
FormElement::printJavascriptEventHandler()
Compiles html-javascript-eventhandler-string of the element.
FormElement::printJavascriptValidationCode()
Grabs the compiled JS-validation-code for the element from its validator, if present and returns the code as a string.
FormElement::printMessages()
Returns a string of all aggregated error messages of the element.
FormElement::printName()
Compiles the html-name-string of the element.
FormElement::printNameArray()
Comiles the html-name-string of the element, if the element is part of a group of values.
FormElement::printTabIndex()
Calculates current ongoing tabindex of the form, refreshes it and returns the proper value for the element.
FormElement::printTitle()
Compiles the html-title-string of the element.
FormElement::printWrapperClasses()
Compiles a string of all classes for the tag-wrapper for the element's html-code.
FormElement::setCssClasses()
Sets the html-class-attribute for the element.
FormElement::setDisabled()
Set the element disabled.
FormElement::setId()
Sets the html-id for this element.
FormElement::setJavascriptEventHandler()
Sets a javascript-handler for the element.
FormElement::setLabel()
Inserts a label for the element.
FormElement::setMasterElement()
Sets the owning element for an element.
FormElement::setMasterForm()
Sets the owning form for an element and by doing so inserts the element into the logical structure of the form.
FormElement::setTitle()
Sets the html-title for this element.
FormElement::setUsable()
Set the element usables or disabled based on an expression.
FormElement::setValidator()
Sets a validator for a value-bearing element.
FormElement::validate()
Starts validation for the element and all subelements according to the rules laid out in the element's validator.

Class Details

[line 24]
Wraps a hidden input.

If you need to get some random data into the valueset of a form, this is, like in html, they way to go. This element, doesn't display, but only carries a value by the same means a text-input would, just without the editing possibilites.




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author:  Sebastian Schlapkohl
version:  1.0


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Class Methods


static method get [line 51]

static InputHidden get( String $name, [String $id = ''])

Factory method for InputHidden, returns new instance.

Factories are used to make instant chaining possible.




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return:  new InputHidden-instance
access:  public


Parameters:

String   $name   html-name for the element
String   $id   html-id for the element

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constructor __construct [line 35]

InputHidden __construct( String $name, [String $id = ''])

Hidden constructor.

Get new instances with "get()" instead.




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access:  protected


Overrides FormElement::__construct() (General abstract, hidden formelement constructor.)

Parameters:

String   $name   html-name for the element
String   $id   html-id for the element

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method doRender [line 146]

String doRender( )

Compiles and returns the html-fragment for the element.

InputHidden has a very reduced rendering, with things like css-classes and everything visual ignored. If you need them for whatever reason, you're doing something wrong. This element is for form-value-injection only.




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return:  html-fragment for the element
access:  public


Overrides FormElement::doRender() (Returns the compiled html-code for the element.)

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method getValue [line 81]

String getValue( )

Returns the currently set value of the element.



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return:  currently set value of the element
access:  public


Overrides FormElement::getValue() (Returns the value of the element if there is any.)

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method refill [line 98]

InputText refill( [Array[String]|null $refiller = array()], [Boolean $condition = true])

Tries to refill the element-value from existing data.

This data can eiter be one of the method-arrays dependent on the method the surrounding form uses or a supplied array of name-value-pairs.




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return:  method owner
access:  public


Parameters:

Array[String]|null   $refiller   data to use as the refill source
Boolean   $condition   expression which defines if the refill will take place or not, to make it conditional so to speak

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method setValue [line 67]

InputHidden setValue( String $val)

Directly sets the value for the element.



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return:  method owner
access:  public


Parameters:

String   $val   new value for the element

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method validate [line 123]

Boolean validate( )

Starts the validation-process for the element.

Calculates the validity-status, based on the currently entered value, by applying the rules of a present validator. If there is none, the element is always valid.




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return:  element is currently valid yes/no
access:  public


Overrides FormElement::validate() (Starts validation for the element and all subelements according to the rules laid out in the element's validator.)

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