It's not the exact same thing, but similar. I recently wrote a Zend_Form_Element_Recaptcha class for adding a reCAPTCHA to a form. The reCAPTCHA has two included input fields rather than the usual one. It's not identical since reCAPTCHA is an online service and the input fields are added dynamically to the form, but the principle is similar.
The main problems you'll have is attaching Validators. Each Validator assumes you only validate one field (if you have two fields in one Element class, the Element name can only reflect one of them). So you might need an aggregate Validator to match your aggregate Element, and use the mysterious $context parameter to the Validator's isValid() method (the reCAPTCHA validator I use in the example accesses this). The context is basically a reference to $_POST so you can access all form values from it. Another problem someone noted was attached an aggregated Element to a sub-form - it may not run the validation sequence as expected but I haven't personally tested that yet. If it's any help, I explored the whole custom reCAPTCHA Element/Validator setup in Part 10 of my Zend Framework Blog Tutorial series over on http://blog.astrumfutura.com Paddy Jean-Marc Fontaine wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to create a custom form element that aggregates several > simple elements. > > Has anyone already tried to do such an element ? > > Regards, > > Jean-Marc > ----- Pádraic Brady http://blog.astrumfutura.com http://www.patternsforphp.com OpenID Europe Foundation - Irish Representative -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-Zend_Form--Custom-aggregate-element-tp17670079p17673589.html Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
