Abstract class Phalcon\Forms\Element

implements Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface

This is a base class for form elements

Methods

public __construct (string $name, [array $attributes])

Phalcon\Forms\Element constructor

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setForm (Phalcon\Forms\Form $form)

Sets the parent form to the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface getForm ()

Returns the parent form to the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setName (string $name)

Sets the element’s name

public string getName ()

Returns the element’s name

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setFilters (array|string $filters)

Sets the element’s filters

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface addFilter (string $filter)

Adds a filter to current list of filters

public mixed getFilters ()

Returns the element’s filters

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface addValidators (unknown $validators, [unknown $merge])

Adds a group of validators

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface addValidator (unknown $validator)

Adds a validator to the element

public Phalcon\Validation\ValidatorInterface [] getValidators ()

Returns the validators registered for the element

public array prepareAttributes ([array $attributes], [boolean $useChecked])

Returns an array of prepared attributes for Phalcon\Tag helpers according to the element’s parameters

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setAttribute (string $attribute, mixed $value)

Sets a default attribute for the element

public mixed getAttribute (string $attribute, [mixed $defaultValue])

Returns the value of an attribute if present

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setAttributes (array $attributes)

Sets default attributes for the element

public array getAttributes ()

Returns the default attributes for the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setUserOption (string $option, mixed $value)

Sets an option for the element

public mixed getUserOption (string $option, [mixed $defaultValue])

Returns the value of an option if present

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setUserOptions (array $options)

Sets options for the element

public array getUserOptions ()

Returns the options for the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setLabel (string $label)

Sets the element label

public string getLabel ()

Returns the element’s label

public string label (unknown $attributes)

Generate the HTML to label the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setDefault (mixed $value)

Sets a default value in case the form does not use an entity or there is no value available for the element in $_POST

public mixed getDefault ()

Returns the default value assigned to the element

public mixed getValue ()

Returns the element’s value

public Phalcon\Validation\Message\Group getMessages ()

Returns the messages that belongs to the element The element needs to be attached to a form

public boolean hasMessages ()

Checks whether there are messages attached to the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface setMessages (Phalcon\Validation\Message\Group $group)

Sets the validation messages related to the element

public Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface appendMessage (Phalcon\Validation\Message $message)

Appends a message to the internal message list

public Phalcon\Forms\Element clear ()

Clears every element in the form to its default value

public string __toString ()

Magic method __toString renders the widget without attributes

abstract public string render ([array $attributes]) inherited from Phalcon\Forms\ElementInterface

Renders the element widget