Re: Subclassing a QuickForm element

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:37:43 -0800, Ken Restivo <ken@restivo.org> wrote: > I need to create a subclass of a standard QF text input element that includes a link wiht an > onClick which calls some JS to populate the associated element's value with some custom stuff. > > The best way I can imagine do this is by subclassing the text element, and then overloading the > toHTML() method to include my link and overloading the _getJS() method to include my JS. I got this > idea from looking at Jamie Alessio's advmultiselect... it seems that's how he does it > there. > > But I can't for the life of me find the original toHTML() method that the text element > uses! I've searched through its inheritance, and the only toHTML() method I can find is in > HTML_Common, and it's essentially blank (virtual method?). So I guess that's not it. > > Where would be the toHTML() method of a text element that I should use as a template for my > custom text element? > Ummm....the direct parent of HTML_QuickForm_text is HTML_QuickForm_input which has a toHtml method. -- Justin Patrin