wenbert wrote:
>
>
> nwhiting wrote:
>>
>>
>> wenbert wrote:
>>>
>>> I have this:
>>> <pre>
>>> $elementDecorators = array(
>>> 'ViewHelper',
>>> 'Errors',
>>> 'Description',
>>> array(array('data' => 'HtmlTag'), array('tag' => 'dd',
>>> 'class' => 'element')),
>>> array('Label', array('tag' => 'dt'),
>>> array(array('row' => 'HtmlTag'), array('tag' => 'dt')),
>>>
>>> ));
>>>
>>> $this->addElement('text', 'emp_lastname', array(
>>> 'decorators' => $this->elementDecorators,
>>> 'label' => 'Employee Lastname:',
>>> 'required' => true,
>>> 'attribs' => array(
>>> 'id'=>'emp_lastname',
>>> 'class'=>'normal_text_box'
>>> )
>>> ));
>>>
>>> IT OUTPUTS SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
>>> <dt>
>>> <label for="emp_lastname" class="required">Employee Lastname:</label>
>>> </dt>
>>> <dd class="element">
>>> <input type="text" name="emp_lastname" id="emp_lastname" value=""
>>> class="normal_text_box" />
>>> </dd>
>>> </pre>
>>>
>>> Can you explain me how the array $elementDecorator works? Especially the
>>> arrays after 'Description'...
>>>
>>> Thanks so much!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Wenbert
>>>
>>
>> The way the decorators works is by parsing the options passed in the
>> array that is defined by them.
>>
>> So the above example the decorator options array is being set to
>> 'ViewHelper' 'Errors' and 'Description', you could set your own
>> decorators for each by using instead
>> here is a small example to better explain this for you and get you
>> started.
>>
>> $this->setElementDecorators(array(
>> 'ViewHelper',
>>
>> array(
>> array(
>> 'inputOpen' => 'HtmlTag',
>> ),
>> array('tag' => 'div',
>> 'class' => 'formDataRight',
>> 'openOnly' => true
>> ),
>> 'placement' => Zend_Form_Decorator_Abstract::PREPEND
>> ),
>> array('Description',
>> array(
>> 'placement' => array('inputClose', 'prepend'),
>> 'tag' => 'div',
>> 'class' => 'helpLine')
>> ),
>> array('Errors',
>> array('tag' => 'div',
>> 'placement' => 'prepend',
>> 'class' => 'helpline'
>> )
>> ),
>>
>
> Thank you for your reply. I have another question: What is in the 3rd
> array after the 'Description'? array(array('row' => 'HtmlTag'),
> array('tag' => 'dt')),
>
> I have seen people use "TR"s for table rows in this part. What else can I
> pass in the setElementDecorators() function?
>
> Seriously, thanks for the short example you gave above. It is shedding
> some light already ;)
>
>
The third array is the array that assigns the decorator to element
descriptions...
the first array is the decorator that assigns to the input box
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Nickolas Whiting
Developer
http://xstudiosinc.com Xstudios
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