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

Does this mean that for the elements in Zend_Dojo_Form I have to add
the DijitElement decorator?

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On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Matthew Weier O'Phinney
<matthew@zend.com> wrote:
> -- Nathan Garlington <garlinto@gmail.com> wrote
> (on Thursday, 08 January 2009, 04:01 PM -0700):
>> 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?
>
> FormElements, HtmlTag (dl tag), and DijitForm.
>
>
>> 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/
>> >
>>
>
> --
> Matthew Weier O'Phinney
> Software Architect | matthew@zend.com
> Zend Framework | http://framework.zend.com/
>