Maybe the proper way to append attributes to field is by widget as Anthony wrote here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8661166/custom-css-classes-for-sqlform-widget-input-in-web2py/8661906#8661906
>From this thread : https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/web2py/c-0EMp26uDc Richard On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com > wrote: > Right! > > I have a questioning about placeholder attribute. I don't know what the > plans about integration of html5 into web2py (since placeholder is a new > attribute of input in html5), but the only place where it makes sens to set > the placeholder value is at the field definition in the model I think. I > don't know if it makes sens to have html attributes there. One thing for > sure is that having placeholder support in web2py, would limit the overhead > of modifying the form once it created. > > Richard > > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It should be 'input[type=text]' instead of "input[type='text']" (i.e., >> no quotes around "text" when using that syntax). >> >> Anthony >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:59:57 PM UTC-4, Richard wrote: >> >>> I will try, but Bruno's code was : >>> >>> for input in form.elements("input[type='tex**t']"): >>> input["_placeholder"] = placeholders.get(input["_name"**], "") >>> >>> And it didn't catch anything... >>> >>> input[] return all the input... >>> >>> Anyway, I try and I report. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:11 AM, Anthony <abas...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The proper code I come up with : >>>>> >>>>> {{{ >>>>> for input_elem in form.elements("input[]"): >>>>> if input_elem.attributes['_type']****=='text': >>>>> input_elem["_placeholder"] = >>>>> YOURPLACEHOLDERTEXT >>>>> }}} >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Why not just form.elements('input[type=**text]') or form.elements('input', >>>> _type='text')? >>>> >>>> Anthony >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
