Re: FW: FormBuilder - cannot create extra buttons

I always add the extra elements after returning back the QF object with getForm ie $this->form = $fb->getForm(); $this->form->addElement ... On 05/11/2005, at 4:07 PM, Justin Patrin wrote:

On 11/4/05, Prue <prue@clipmagic.com.au> wrote:

Dont worry, I worked it out using the postGenerateForm callback. -----Original Message----- From: Prue [mailto:prue@clipmagic.com.au] Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2005 9:51 AM To: 'pear-general@lists.php.net' Subject: FormBuilder - cannot create extra buttons Hello I am using a combination of QF, FB and Smarty to create my forms. The basic forms work fine with a couple of tweaks for Smarty, eg the header variable in the template must be called as {$form.header.0} and the submit button must be called as {$form.__submit__.html} cos that's just the way it is with Smarty. My current problem is that I cannot create any other buttons, in particular a "reset" button. This my the code: <snip> $builder -> createSubmit = 1; $el = HTML_QuickForm::createElement('reset', 'btnClear', 'Clear'); $builder -> preDefElements['btnClear'] = $el; </snip> The FB createSubmit works but the reset button element is ignored. I've checked the $form array before it's rendered to the Smarty array and there is no reference to the btnClear element which points to something wrong with my FB/QF code. If I choose addElement rather than createElement I get the following QF error: "Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in c:\www\myownproject\include\PEAR\HTML\QuickForm.php on line 602"

addElement() only works on an instance. You can't call it statically. In addition, preDefElement is *only* used to replace auto-generated elements with custom generated ones. You can't add elements with it (unless you create a virtual field which is not the best solution). Your best bet is to add the element in postGenerateForm or in your calling script after you getForm(). -- Justin Patrin -- PEAR General Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php