How to create forms with multiple submit buttons - php

Question

I'm new to Yii framework.I'm using the form.php to update the fields of the table. So now I use this form with three submit buttons - [Save, Accept, Reject]. The form now has the following fields.
<div class="row">
<?php //$model->ReviewedDate=date('Y-m-d H:i:s');?>
<?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'ReviewedDate'); ?>
<?php echo $form->textField($model,'ReviewedDate',array('value'=>'0000-00-00 00:00:00','readonly' => true));te ?>
<?php echo $form->error($model,'ReviewedDate'); ?>
</div>
<div class="row">
<?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'Approved'); ?>
<?php echo $form->textField($model,'Approved'); ?>
<?php echo $form->error($model,'Approved'); ?>
</div>
<div class="row buttons">
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton($model->isNewRecord ? 'Create' : 'Save',array('confirm' => 'Are you sure to save')); ?></div>
Above there is Approved field.Now, when I click on save all the other fields has to be updated except for approved. (Approved is 0 by default). So when I click on Approve button it should update Approved as well as other fields. When I click on Reject, it should update the approved field to 0. How can I do this.

Answer 1

You can use three submit button and can manage functionality as per that.
In the form create 3 buttons as per below :
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton('Save', array('name' => 'save')); ?>
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton('Accept', array('name' => 'accept')); ?>
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton('Reject', array('name' => 'reject')); ?>
In the controller check which button is clicked as per below :
<?php
if(isset($_POST['save'])){
//save submit button is click and code for save button will be here
}
if(isset($_POST['accept'])){
//accept submit button is click and code for accept button will be here
}
if(isset($_POST['reject'])){
//reject submit button is click and code for reject button will be here
} ?>
All the best :)

Answer 2

Instead of having 3 submit buttons, I'd suggest you use a dropdown list so your users can pick the desired action. Then you check for the value of the dropdown control in order to either "Save", "Accept" or "Reject".
echo CHtml::dropDownList('action', '', array('Accept', 'Reject'));
And in your controller:
if (isset($_POST['ModelName'])) {
switch ($_POST['action']) {
case 'Accept':
# code for Acceptance
break;
case 'Reject':
# code for Rejection
break;
}
//Continue with Saving the Model data here
}

Answer 3

You can add a hiddenField with the action:
<?php echo $form->hiddenField($model, 'typeSubmit'); ?> // Add 'typeSubmit' attribute on the model
And 3 submit buttons. Each button puts on the hidden field the type of Submit.
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton('Save', array('class'=>'btn','onclick'=>'$("#ModelName_typeSubmit").val("save");')); ?> // #ModelName = $model name class.
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton('Accept', array('class'=>'btn','onclick'=>'$("#ModelName_typeSubmit").val("accept");')); ?>
<?php echo CHtml::submitButton('Reject', array('class'=>'btn','onclick'=>'$("#ModelName_typeSubmit").val("reject");')); ?>