jForms
in package
static class to manage and call a form.
A form is identified by a selector, and each instance of a form have a unique id (formId). This id can be the id of a record for example. If it is not given, the id is set to 0.
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- DEFAULT_ID = 0
- ERRDATA_FILE_UPLOAD_ERROR = 5
- ERRDATA_INVALID = 1
- ERRDATA_INVALID_FILE_SIZE = 3
- ERRDATA_INVALID_FILE_TYPE = 4
- ERRDATA_REQUIRED = 2
- ID_PARAM = '__forms_id__'
- clean() : mixed
- destroy all form which are too old and unused.
- create() : jFormsBase
- Create a new form with empty data.
- destroy() : mixed
- destroy a form in the session.
- fill() : jFormsBase
- get an existing instance of a form, and fill it with data provided by the request.
- get() : jFormsBase
- get an existing instance of a form.
- getSession() : jFormsSession
- __construct() : mixed
- pure static class, so no constructor.
Constants
DEFAULT_ID
public
mixed
DEFAULT_ID
= 0
ERRDATA_FILE_UPLOAD_ERROR
public
mixed
ERRDATA_FILE_UPLOAD_ERROR
= 5
ERRDATA_INVALID
public
mixed
ERRDATA_INVALID
= 1
ERRDATA_INVALID_FILE_SIZE
public
mixed
ERRDATA_INVALID_FILE_SIZE
= 3
ERRDATA_INVALID_FILE_TYPE
public
mixed
ERRDATA_INVALID_FILE_TYPE
= 4
ERRDATA_REQUIRED
public
mixed
ERRDATA_REQUIRED
= 2
ID_PARAM
public
mixed
ID_PARAM
= '__forms_id__'
Methods
clean()
destroy all form which are too old and unused.
public
static clean([mixed $formSel = '' ][, mixed $life = 86400 ]) : mixed
parameters are deprecated and unused
Parameters
- $formSel : mixed = ''
- $life : mixed = 86400
Return values
mixed —create()
Create a new form with empty data.
public
static create(string $formSel[, string $formId = null ]) : jFormsBase
Call it to create a new form, before to display it. Data of the form are stored in the php session in a jFormsDataContainer object. If a form with same id exists, data are erased.
Parameters
- $formSel : string
-
the selector of the xml jform file
- $formId : string = null
-
the id of the new instance (an id of a record for example)
Return values
jFormsBase —the object representing the form
destroy()
destroy a form in the session.
public
static destroy(string $formSel[, string $formId = null ]) : mixed
use it after saving data of a form, and if you don't want to re-display the form.
Parameters
- $formSel : string
-
the selector of the xml jform file
- $formId : string = null
-
the id of the form (if you use multiple instance of a form)
Return values
mixed —fill()
get an existing instance of a form, and fill it with data provided by the request.
public
static fill(string $formSel[, string $formId = null ]) : jFormsBase
use it in the action called to submit a webform.
Parameters
- $formSel : string
-
the selector of the xml jform file
- $formId : string = null
-
the id of the form (if you use multiple instance of a form)
Return values
jFormsBase —the object representing the form. Return null if there isn't an existing form
get()
get an existing instance of a form.
public
static get(string $formSel[, string $formId = null ]) : jFormsBase
In your controller, call it before to re-display a form with existing data.
Parameters
- $formSel : string
-
the selector of the xml jform file
- $formId : string = null
-
the id of the form (if you use multiple instance of a form)
Return values
jFormsBase —the object representing the form. Return null if there isn't an existing form
getSession()
protected
static getSession() : jFormsSession
Return values
jFormsSession —__construct()
pure static class, so no constructor.
private
__construct() : mixed