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FormElement extends HtmlElement
in package

This class provides the magic of being validatable.

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Constants

ENCTYPE_MULTIPART_FORMDATA  = 'multipart/formdata'

Properties

$cancelUrl  : mixed
$addButtons  : mixed
$contentModelVoidTags  : array<string|int, mixed>
$fieldset  : FieldsetElement|null
$localeCodes  : array<string|int, mixed>
List of locale codes ordered by translation fallback order per Cx instance
$nestingCount  : int
Counts the nesting level of __call()
$stringRepresentationBlank  : bool
Whether blank string representations are valid
$stringRepresentationFields  : array<string|int, mixed>
List of fields that should be available in the string representation
$stringRepresentationFormat  : string
Sprintf format for the string representation
$validators  : array<string|int, mixed>
Initialize this array as follows: array( 'columName' => Zend_Validate )
$virtual  : bool
Defines if an entity is virtual and therefore not persistable.

Methods

__call()  : mixed
Route methods like getName(), getType(), getDirectory(), etc.
__construct()  : mixed
__get()  : mixed
This is an ugly solution to allow $this->cx to be available in all entity classes Since the entity's constructor is not called when an entity is loaded from DB this cannot be assigned there.
__toString()  : string
Returns this entity's identifying value
addChild()  : mixed
Add children to first fieldset
addChildren()  : mixed
addClass()  : mixed
allowDirectClose()  : mixed
getAttribute()  : mixed
getAttributes()  : mixed
getChildren()  : mixed
getClasses()  : mixed
getComponentController()  : SystemComponent
Returns the component controller for this component
getData()  : mixed
getKeyAsString()  : string
Returns this entity's key
getName()  : mixed
getTranslatedFieldValue()  : mixed
Returns the value of a translatable field using fallback mechanisms
hasClass()  : mixed
initializeValidators()  : mixed
Set $this->validators
isValid()  : mixed
isVirtual()  : bool
Returns the virtuality of the entity
removeClass()  : mixed
render()  : mixed
setAttribute()  : mixed
Sets an attribute
setAttributes()  : mixed
Sets a list of attributes
setClass()  : mixed
setVirtual()  : mixed
Set the virtuality of the entity
unsetAttribute()  : mixed
Unsets an attribute
validate()  : mixed
getFallbackLocaleCodes()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Returns a list of all locale codes ordered by fallback order
getStringRepresentationBlank()  : bool
Whether blank string representations are valid
getStringRepresentationFields()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Returns a list of fields available in the string representation
getStringRepresentationFormat()  : string
Returns the sprintf() format for the string representation
setName()  : mixed

Constants

ENCTYPE_MULTIPART_FORMDATA

public mixed ENCTYPE_MULTIPART_FORMDATA = 'multipart/formdata'

Properties

$contentModelVoidTags

protected static array<string|int, mixed> $contentModelVoidTags = array('area', 'base', 'br', 'col', 'embed', 'hr', 'img', 'input', 'link', 'meta', 'param', 'source', 'track', 'wbr')

List of element names without content https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/syntax.html#void-elements

$localeCodes

List of locale codes ordered by translation fallback order per Cx instance

protected static array<string|int, mixed> $localeCodes = array()

Array in the form: array(<instanceId> => array(<localeCode>, ...))

Tags
see
getFallbackLocaleCodes()

$nestingCount

Counts the nesting level of __call()

protected static int $nestingCount = 0

$stringRepresentationBlank

Whether blank string representations are valid

protected bool $stringRepresentationBlank = false

Whether blank string representations are valid

Tags
see
getStringRepresentationBlank()

$stringRepresentationFields

List of fields that should be available in the string representation

protected array<string|int, mixed> $stringRepresentationFields = array()

List of field names

Tags
see
getStringRepresentationFields()

$stringRepresentationFormat

Sprintf format for the string representation

protected string $stringRepresentationFormat = ''

Sprintf format string

Tags
see
getStringRepresentationFormat()

$validators

Initialize this array as follows: array( 'columName' => Zend_Validate )

protected array<string|int, mixed> $validators = array()

$virtual

Defines if an entity is virtual and therefore not persistable.

protected bool $virtual = false

Defaults to FALSE - not virtual.

Methods

__call()

Route methods like getName(), getType(), getDirectory(), etc.

public __call(string $methodName, array<string|int, mixed> $arguments) : mixed
Parameters
$methodName : string

Name of method to call

$arguments : array<string|int, mixed>

List of arguments for the method to call

Tags
throws
Exception

If __call() nesting level reaches 20

Attributes
#[ReturnTypeWillChange]
Return values
mixed

Return value of the method to call

__construct()

public __construct(mixed $action[, mixed $method = 'post' ][, mixed $enctype = self::ENCTYPE_MULTIPART_FORMDATA ][, mixed $addButtons = true ]) : mixed
Parameters
$action : mixed
$method : mixed = 'post'
$enctype : mixed = self::ENCTYPE_MULTIPART_FORMDATA
$addButtons : mixed = true

__get()

This is an ugly solution to allow $this->cx to be available in all entity classes Since the entity's constructor is not called when an entity is loaded from DB this cannot be assigned there.

public __get(mixed $name) : mixed
Parameters
$name : mixed
Attributes
#[ReturnTypeWillChange]

__toString()

Returns this entity's identifying value

public __toString() : string

By default this returns the same as getKeyAsString(), but this method might get overridden by subclasses.

Return values
string

Identifying value for this entity

addChild()

Add children to first fieldset

public addChild(HtmlElement $element[, HtmlElement $reference = null ][, mixed $before = false ][, bool $forceOutsideFieldset = false ]) : mixed
Parameters
$element : HtmlElement
$reference : HtmlElement = null
$before : mixed = false
$forceOutsideFieldset : bool = false

addChildren()

public addChildren(array<string|int, mixed> $elements[, HtmlElement $reference = null ][, mixed $before = false ]) : mixed
Parameters
$elements : array<string|int, mixed>
$reference : HtmlElement = null
$before : mixed = false

addClass()

public addClass(mixed $className) : mixed
Parameters
$className : mixed

allowDirectClose()

public allowDirectClose([mixed $allow = null ]) : mixed
Parameters
$allow : mixed = null

getAttribute()

public getAttribute(mixed $name) : mixed
Parameters
$name : mixed

getClasses()

public getClasses([mixed &$classes = array() ]) : mixed
Parameters
$classes : mixed = array()

getData()

public getData([mixed $element = null ][, mixed &$data = array() ]) : mixed
Parameters
$element : mixed = null
$data : mixed = array()

getKeyAsString()

Returns this entity's key

public final getKeyAsString([string $separator = '/' ]) : string

If this entity has a composite key, the fields are separated by $separator.

Parameters
$separator : string = '/'

(optional) Separator for composite key fields, default "/"

Return values
string

Entity key as string

getTranslatedFieldValue()

Returns the value of a translatable field using fallback mechanisms

public getTranslatedFieldValue(string $fieldName) : mixed

If the field is not translatable its value is returned anyway. Tries to return the value in the following locales (if non-empty):

  • Current locale
  • Default locale
  • All other locales
Parameters
$fieldName : string

Name of a translatable field

hasClass()

public hasClass(mixed $className) : mixed
Parameters
$className : mixed

initializeValidators()

Set $this->validators

public initializeValidators() : mixed

Validators can be found in lib/FRAMEWORK/Validator.class.php These will be executed if validate() is called

isVirtual()

Returns the virtuality of the entity

public isVirtual() : bool
Return values
bool

TRUE if the entity is virtual, otherwise FALSE

removeClass()

public removeClass(mixed $className) : mixed
Parameters
$className : mixed

setAttribute()

Sets an attribute

public setAttribute(string $name[, string $value = null ]) : mixed

If value is not specified, value will be the same as $name (for cases like checked="checked"). If you want to unset an attribute, use unsetAttribute() or setAttributes(..., true)

Parameters
$name : string

Name of the attribute

$value : string = null

(optional) Value of the attribute

setAttributes()

Sets a list of attributes

public setAttributes(array<string|int, mixed> $attributes[, bool $removeOthers = false ]) : mixed

Provide an array with attribute name as key and attribute value as value (see setAttribute() for possibilities).

Parameters
$attributes : array<string|int, mixed>

List of attributes to set

$removeOthers : bool = false

Wheter to remove all not specified attributes or not

setClass()

public setClass(mixed $string) : mixed
Parameters
$string : mixed

setVirtual()

Set the virtuality of the entity

public setVirtual(bool $virtual) : mixed
Parameters
$virtual : bool

TRUE to set the entity as virtual or otherwise to FALSE

unsetAttribute()

Unsets an attribute

public unsetAttribute(string $name) : mixed
Parameters
$name : string

Name of the attribute

getFallbackLocaleCodes()

Returns a list of all locale codes ordered by fallback order

protected getFallbackLocaleCodes() : array<string|int, mixed>
  • First entry is the current locale
  • Second entry is the default locale (if different from current, it's omitted otherwise)
  • Then all other locales follow (in no particular order)
Tags
todo

Order the array by the fallback order (same as in ContentManager)

Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

List of locale codes

getStringRepresentationBlank()

Whether blank string representations are valid

protected getStringRepresentationBlank() : bool
Return values
bool

Whether blank string representations are valid

getStringRepresentationFields()

Returns a list of fields available in the string representation

protected getStringRepresentationFields() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

List of field names

getStringRepresentationFormat()

Returns the sprintf() format for the string representation

protected getStringRepresentationFormat() : string
Return values
string

sprintf() format string

setName()

protected setName(mixed $elementName) : mixed
Parameters
$elementName : mixed

        
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