Re: [fw-mvc] Zend_Form: dl not output unless a display group is created

I see it now...thanks!

One last question: I saw this somewhere but when I went to find it
just now I can't seem to locate it. Can you tell me briefly what the
default form and element decorators are for Zend_Dojo_Form?

--
Regards,
Nathan

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Matthew Weier O'Phinney
<matthew@zend.com> wrote:
> -- Nathan Garlington <garlinto@gmail.com> wrote
> (on Thursday, 08 January 2009, 11:37 AM -0700):
>> Thanks for the reply Matthew. It sounds like the problem is with my
>> implementation of the extended class. Here's my complete form code.
>>
>> Also, I'm still trying to improve my implementation of the Zend_Form
>> and related classes, so if you see any needless redundancy or areas of
>> improvement, please let me know!
>>
>> /*********************** Form code ***********************/
>> class Form_ViewTrailersDojo extends Zend_Dojo_Form
>> {
>> protected $_fowlerTrailers = null;
>> protected $_puebloTrailers = null;
>> protected $_trailerTypes = null;
>>
>> /**
>> * @constructor
>> */
>> public function __construct(
>> Zend_Db_Table_Rowset $fowlerTrailers,
>> Zend_Db_Table_Rowset $puebloTrailers,
>> Zend_Db_Table_Rowset $trailerTypes,
>> $options = null )
>
> First off, you're going to run into some warnings with PHP if you change
> the constructor signature. You should likely cherry-pick these objects
> from the $options array prior to passing the options array to the parent
> constructor:
>
> public function __construct($options = null)
> {
> if ($options instanceof Zend_Config) {
> $options = $options->toArray();
> }
> if (!is_array($options)
> || (!isset($options['fowlerTrailers'])
> || (!$options['fowlerTrailers'] instanceof Zend_Db_Table_Rowset))
> || (!isset($options['puebloTrailers'])
> || (!$options['puebloTrailers'] instanceof Zend_Db_Table_Rowset))
> || (!isset($options['trailerTypes'])
> || (!$options['trailerTypes'] instanceof Zend_Db_Table_Rowset))
> ) {
> throw new Exception('Missing or invalid arguments');
> }
> $this->_fowlerTrailers = $options['fowlerTrailers'];
> $this->_puebloTrailers = $options['puebloTrailers'];
> $this->_trailerTypes = $options['trailerTypes'];
> unset($options['fowlerTrailers']);
> unset($options['puebloTrailers']);
> unset($options['trailerTypes']);
>
> return parent::__construct($options);
> }
>
> It's more verbose, but it ensures there are no potential PHP problems
> due to inheritance, and also gives you a nice exception if any arguments
> are missing.
>
>> {
>> $this->_fowlerTrailers = $fowlerTrailers;
>> $this->_puebloTrailers = $puebloTrailers;
>> $this->_trailerTypes = $trailerTypes;
>>
>> parent::__construct($options);
>> }
>>
>> /**
>> * 'fowlerTrailerId' text element
>> *
>> * Format the types array using the
>> * database result passed to the constructor
>> *
>> */
>> public function init()
>> {
>> /**
>> * configure form output and fieldset
>> */
>> $this->setDecorators( array(
>> 'FormElements',
>> array('DijitForm', array('id' => 'myTrailerSelectForm', 'method' => 'post')),
>> array('BorderContainer', array('id' => 'myBorderContainer', 'style'
>> => 'width: 100%; height: 100%;', 'dijitParams' => array('gutters' =>
>> 'true') ) ),
>> ));
>
> Well, the problem with the missing <dl> tags is solved -- you're
> overriding the decorators with the above, and never giving it the
> HtmlTag decorator... (should be between FormElements and DijitForm).
>
>>
>> //$this->setElementDecorators(array('DijitElement', 'Label'));
>>
>> // fowlerTrailers element
>> $trailers = array('' => '');
>> foreach( $this->_fowlerTrailers as $row ) {
>> ( $row->is_new ) ? $isNew = 'N' : $isNew = 'U';
>> $trailers[$row->trailer_id] = "$isNew (" . substr( $row->vin, -4, 4
>> ) . ') ' .$row->year . ' ' . $row->mfr . ' ' .
>> $row->width . 'X' . $row->length . ' ' . $row->type;
>> }
>> $this->addElement('FilteringSelect', 'fowlerTrailerId', array(
>> 'label' => 'Fowler (' . count( $this->_fowlerTrailers ) . '):',
>> 'multiOptions' => $trailers,
>> 'style' => 'width: 450px;'));
>>
>> /**
>> * 'puebloTrailerId' text element
>> *
>> * First, format the types array using the
>> * database result passed to the constructor
>> *
>> * @param array $puebloTrailers
>> *
>> */
>> $trailers = array('' => '');
>> foreach( $this->_puebloTrailers as $row ) {
>> ( true == $row->is_new ) ? $isNew = 'N' : $isNew = 'U';
>> $trailers[$row->trailer_id] = "$isNew (" . substr( $row->vin, -4, 4
>> ) . ') ' .$row->year . ' ' . $row->mfr . ' ' .
>> $row->width . 'X' . $row->length . ' ' . $row->type;
>> }
>> $this->addElement('FilteringSelect', 'puebloTrailerId', array(
>> 'label' => 'Pueblo (' . count( $this->_puebloTrailers ) . '):',
>> 'multiOptions' => $trailers,
>> 'style' => 'width: 450px;'));
>>
>> /**
>> * 'type' text element
>> *
>> * First, format the types array using the
>> * database result passed to the constructor
>> *
>> * @param array $trailerTypes
>> *
>> */
>> $types = array( '' => '' );
>> foreach( $this->_trailerTypes as $row ) {
>> $types[$row->type] = $row->type;
>> }
>>
>> $this->addElement('FilteringSelect', 'type', array(
>> 'label' => 'Type:',
>> 'multiOptions' => $types));
>>
>> /**
>> * 'vin' text element
>> */
>> $this->addElement('TextBox', 'vin', array(
>> 'label' => 'Last 4 of VIN:',
>> 'attribs' => array('maxlength' => 4, 'style' => 'width: 60px;') ) );
>>
>> /**
>> * 'trailer_id' text element
>> */
>> $this->addElement('TextBox', 'trailer_id', array(
>> 'label' => 'Stock #:',
>> 'attribs' => array('maxlength' => 5, 'style' => 'width: 60px;') ) );
>>
>> /**
>> * 'submit' submit button element
>> */
>> $this->addElement('SubmitButton', 'submitButton', array(
>> 'label' => 'View'));
>> $this->submitButton->addDecorator('HtmlTag', array('tag' => 'div',
>> 'class' => 'buttons', 'placement' => 'prepend', 'openOnly' => true))
>> ->removeDecorator('DtDdWrapper');
>>
>> /**
>> * 'back' submit button element
>> */
>> $this->addElement('Button', 'resetButton', array(
>> 'label' => 'Reset',
>> 'type' => 'button',
>> 'onclick' =>
>> "window.location.href='http://www.trtrailer.org/trailers/index/requestId/"
>> . mt_rand(50000, 70000) . "/'"));
>> $this->resetButton->addDecorator('HtmlTag', array('tag' => 'div',
>> 'placement' => 'append', 'closeOnly' => true))
>> ->removeDecorator('DtDdWrapper');
>>
>> $this->addDisplayGroup(array( 'fowlerTrailerId', 'puebloTrailerId',
>> 'type', 'vin', 'trailer_id', 'submitButton', 'resetButton'),
>> 'myElements');
>> $this->myElements->addDecorator('Fieldset', array('legend' =>
>> 'Trailer Selector'));
>>
>> }
>> }
>
> Overall, this looks fine.
>
> --
> Matthew Weier O'Phinney
> Software Architect | matthew@zend.com
> Zend Framework | http://framework.zend.com/
>