I am trying to fill out a field.
Why does Behat not find the field by id?
Input Field:
<input class="js-text-full text-full form-text required" data-drupal-selector="edit-field-article-nr-supplier-0-value" type="text" id="edit-field-article-nr-supplier-0-value" name="field_article_nr_supplier[0][value]" value="" size="60" maxlength="255" placeholder="" required="required" aria-required="true">
PHP Code:
public function fillField($field, $value)
{
$field = $this->fixStepArgument($field);
$value = $this->fixStepArgument($value);
$this->getSession()->getPage()->fillField($field, $value);
}
Behat:
When I fill in "edit-field-article-nr-supplier-0-value" with "12"
It says it doesn't find a field by id:
When I fill in "edit-field-article-nr-supplier-0-value" with "12" # Drupal\DrupalExtension\Context\MinkContext::fillField()
Form field with id|name|label|value|placeholder "edit-field-article-nr-supplier-0-value" not found. (Behat\Mink\Exception\ElementNotFoundException)
Mink's method fillField() uses findField() to find the field - and findField() uses name as selector and not id. That's why your initial approach didn't work. See source of Mink's class TraversableElement for details.
I found a work around. I filled out the input filed with javascript
/**
* #When I fill in :value on the field :field with javascript
*/
public function findAllInputFields($value, $field){
$javascript = "window.onload = function () {var e = document.getElementById('$field').value='$value';}";
$this->getSession()->executeScript($javascript);
}
Important, don't forget the #javascript annotation.
#javascript
Scenario: Fill out field
When I fill in 12 on the field "edit-field-article-nr-supplier-0-value" with javascript
If someone has a better solution, please share I would like to know.
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I have to set id for Zend Framework form. I have tried this
but it appends some encrypted string at the end of the id.
Following is my code:
public function init()
{
$this->setAttrib('id', 'my_form');
$this->setName('form_test');
$this->setSubmitLabel($this->translate('Save Changes'));
$this->setValidatePartial(true);
}
In Browser it shows as
<input name="instance_name" id="my_form_instance_name-kchovmizxlas" value="" aria-describedby="desc_my_form_instance_name-kchovmizxlas" type="text">
Can I use the id name my_form in my jQuery code or need to change the attribute.
I have a PHP form that need to submit a array of numbers, what we have in view:
<input type="text" id="ProductForm_sizeobj_1" name="ProductForm[sizeobj[1]]" value="13">
<input type="text" id="ProductForm_sizeobj_2" name="ProductForm[sizeobj[2]]" value="13">
<input type="text" id="ProductForm_sizeobj_3" name="ProductForm[sizeobj[3]]" value="13">
And I define in form class:
public $sizeobj = array();
public function rules() {
return array(
array('/** other attributes **/, sizeobj', 'safe')
);
}
Since "Sizeobj" is a dynamic attribute and the size will growth more then 3, therefore I use array. However after form submitted the error throw as follow:
Failed to set unsafe attribute "sizeobj[1" of "ProductForm".
I believe I might using the wrong method to setup array attribute, or wrong rule, any advice? I'm new to Yii, any help is appreciated.
Use name="ProductForm[sizeobj][1]" instead of name="ProductForm[sizeobj[1]]"
My question is whether I should use set_value() at all to re-populate a form. It might seem odd to say that, however I am creating a shared controller function and view which can be used to either add a new record or edit an existing one. It seems to make sense to do this since the functionality is so incredibly alike.
As such, if we call up an existing record to edit I do this:
$data['fields'] = $this->customer_model->get_customer($id);
If the form is submitted to save the record, or if we're adding a record for the first time, the form has the potential to reload if the user makes a mistake so I populate $data['fields'] this way instead:
$data['fields'] = array(
'company' => $this->input->post('company') ?: '',
'website' => $this->input->post('website') ?: '',
'credit_limit' => $this->input->post('credit_limit') ?: ''
);
My form element looks like this:
<input type="text" name="company" value="<?php echo set_value('company', $fields['company']); ?>" />
But I'm thinking it may as well look like this:
<input type="text" name="company" value="<?php echo escape_html($fields['company']); ?>" />
Since the form data could come from either user input (when adding or saving) or from the database (when retrieving a record to edit) I cannot rely entirely on post() or set_value() without the 2nd parameter. Furthermore, the second parameter for set_value() will always exist ($fields['company'] in this example) because it's initialized from the start, which is why I am thinking of just using it directly.
Is there a problem with this approach?
If you want to populate form fields on FALSE return of Form Validation or insert data for editing operations, I suggest you to use following helper:
Usage
<input type="text" name="last_name" value="<?=vset_value('last_name','',$rs);?>">
Explanation
$rs here is the $db data for record (if you are sending it to view). To stay at the safe side please include $this->data['rs'] = false; at your controller. If $rs is set and true, helper take results from it and display it. Otherwise it displays if the key exist in $_POST. If both don't exists, it display default value.
Helper
/**
* vayes_helper::vset_value
*
* Retains state of INPUT text after Form Validation
*
* #access public
* #param string name of INPUT tag
* #param string default value for INPUT tag
* #param mixed DB Result (array or object)
* #return string
*/
if(!function_exists('vset_value')) {
function vset_value ($name_of_input,$default_state='',$db_result_array='') {
$CI = &get_instance();
$render_state = $default_state;
if($CI->input->post()) {
$render_state = $CI->input->post($name_of_input);
} else {
if(is_object($db_result_array) && isset($db_result_array->$name_of_input)) {
$render_state = (isset($db_result_array->$name_of_input)) ? $db_result_array->$name_of_input : $default_state;
} else if($db_result_array != '' && array_key_exists($name_of_input,$db_result_array)) {
$render_state = (isset($db_result_array[$name_of_input])) ? $db_result_array[$name_of_input] : $default_state;
}
}
return $render_state;
}
}
If you like the way, let me know. I can supply for more form input type like select, checkbox, etc.
The approach is correct, as mentioned in the CodeIgniter docs. In fact, you don't need to include the second parameter in set_value.
set_value definition:
string set_value(string $field = '', string $default = '')
//$field: If there is a submitted field with this name, its value is returned.
//$default: If there is no matching submitted field, this value is returned.
Yes,You should.
set_value() is used to re-populate a form has failed validation.
There is no additional filtering on it, so it faster.
But, I prefer some times to use $this->input->post() for the secure.
I have a problem with zend form, where i need to built a form where field name are same but with different belongings. Here is the input fields that i wanted inside my form.
Currently i am getting with straight html but because of this i am missing validation.
<input type="text" name="travel_guide_tab[4][title]">
<input type="text" name="travel_guide_tab[4][description]">
<input type="text" name="travel_guide_tab[6][title]">
<input type="text" name="travel_guide_tab[6][description]">
In Zend Form the element names must be unique (in some way) or else they will overwrite. However you can continue using your html form and simply filter and validate in the controller using Zend_Filter_Input. The filter and validation classes are the same ones used by Zend_Form you just pass the data in a different way.
Simple example, partial:
public function someAction() {
//set filters and validators for Zend_Filter_Input
$filters = array(
'nameOfInput' => array('HtmlEntities', 'StripTags')
);
$validators = array(
'nameOfInput' => array('NotEmpty', 'Int')
);
//assign Input
$input = new Zend_Filter_Input($filters, $validators);//can also pass the data in constructor (optional)
$input->setData($this->getRequest()->getParams());
//check input is valid and is specifically posted as 'Delete Selected'
if ($input->isValid()) {
//do some stuff
}
Good Luck.
O have a form that the fields are prefilled by jQuery. When a user clicks in the field, the field empties itself, and they type their information. However if they don enter information in each filed the default value is submitted. I would like to use Codeigniter's built in validation to disallow users creating an account with a first name of "First Name".
See here: otis.team2648.com/auth/register
Thanks,
Blake
You can use a callback function:
// your rules
$this->form_validation->set_rules('first_name', 'required|callback__no_first_name');
// callback
function _no_first_name($str) {
if ($str !== 'First Name') {
return TRUE;
}
else
{
$this->form_validation->set_message('_no_first_name', 'You should not have "First Name as the first name"');
return FALSE;
}
}
I would extend the Form_validation library and turn it into a more valuable form validation rule that you could reuse easily...
example - (Change relevant info for your version of CI)
class MY_Form_validation extends CI_Form_validation {
function __construct() {
parent::CI_Form_validation();
}
function disallow_string($str,$word)
{
return ( strpos($str,$word) === FALSE ) ? TRUE : TRUE;
}
}
Place above code in MY_Form_Validation.php in application/libraries
and in your validation, just use the rule like this
$this->form_validation->set_rules('first_name', 'required|disallow_string[First Name]');
note that you can then use this same rule for all fields, as other uses I can envision.
Don't write the default text as value in the field! Use this construction:
<input type="text" name="uname" id="uname" placeholder="Your name" />
If the user set the focus on this field, the text disappears. But no value is submitted if the user insert nothing.