Re: Bug #185 [Com]: Problems with validate() with multiple forms or preexisting _get/_post vars

I think you need to pass a true to the object creation (quickform). It was the last argument of the constructor last time i checked. Tale a look at quickform.php Federico On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 05:49, PHP Bug Database wrote: > ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! > To reply, use the web interface found at > http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=185&edit=2 > > > ID: 185 > Comment by: tobias dot nix at web dot de > Reported By: fferreres at ojf dot com > Status: Closed > Bug Type: HTML_QuickForm > Operating System: All > PHP Version: 4.3.3 > New Comment: > > Hello, > > looks like this is fixed. > How can I enable the feature from HTML_Quickform Bug #185? > > http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=185 > > > http://pear.php.net/package-changelog.php?package=HTML_QuickForm > - Added possibility to check whether form was actually submitted (see > also bug #185). > > Thanks, Tobias. > > > Previous Comments: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2003-11-02 11:45:09] avb@php.net > > This will be addressed in upcoming 3.2 release. > > You'll be able to pass a parameter to constructor that will make > QuickForm add a special hidden element to the form and check its > existence in submitted values. The form will be treated as submitted > only if this element is present. > > Besides, if you want to submit a bug for QF_Controller, please do so in > its own category not within a bigger report for QF. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2003-11-02 06:22:35] fferreres at ojf dot com > > Description: > ------------ > This is probably not a bug, but a real nuissance, so my apologies if > this does not belong here... > > Creating two or more forms with QuickForm works perfectly. However, if > one uses ->validate() as a test for process()ing, then when any one > form is submited, all forms are validate()ed and processed. Haven't > found any other way to determine if a form is submited expect creating > hidden fields and cheching them along with validate() for each form. > > Also, if two forms share elements with identical names, worng data > would be fed to the other forms. > > Reproduce code: > --------------- > Create two or more forms forms and display them on one page. Submit any > of the forms. All forms are validated (and processed or errors shown > for all forms depending on rules). > > Expected result: > ---------------- > Only the actual submited form is treated as actually having been > submited. > > Actual result: > -------------- > All forms are validate()d and thus resulting in errors on non submited > forms are displayed. (lots of hidden variables are needed on each page > to get around this behaveour of validate()). > > Side Comments: > 1) It could probe usefull if QuickForms grouped each form's variables > into an array like $POST_[formname][elementx]([...]). One should always > use the interface to Quickforms and never mess the global _POST (_GET) > arrays, so this change should not break any prior apps. > > 2) Page_Controller would be more usefull if pages wouldn't need to > extend the Controller page class, as it makes it very hard to building > dinamic multipage forms. > > 3) Another problem I see is that if you use a post or variable to > determine which form to load (or to select a specific row for editing) > then Quickforms treats it as form submited, resulting in errors shown > to the user. Thus, one is forced to either map & unset the _post/_get > array before calling validate after checking a hidden var (or session > var), or doing without validate all together. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >