Dropdown field in form

[Tommaso Allevi]

Hi!

I'd like add a dropdown to a field without using model. to do this, 

$f = $this->add("Form");

$f->addField('dropdown', 'Hello!')->setValueList(array('bla1'=>'bla1', 'bla2'=>'bla2'));

When i set default value through all possible methods (Form_Field_ValueList::setEmptyText, Form_Field_Dropdown::emptyValue), the default value isn't set.

To set the default value i do this:

$f->addField('dropdown', 'Hello!')->setValueList(array('' => 'Default Value!', 'bla1'=>'bla1', 'bla2'=>'bla2'));

I'm asking to perform this...

PS: using models the correct way works fine!

[Tommaso Allevi]

I'm using 4.2.1

[Tommaso Allevi]

I have not found a way to set a field as mandatory.

I'using 

$f->addField('dropdown', 'Type')->setValueList(array(''=>'Choose type...', 'type1'=>'type1', 'type2'=>'type2'))->emptyValue('')->setEmptyText('Choose page type...')->setMandatory();

But doesn't work

[Imants Horsts]

Ok, this was really a bug and I have provided a patch for it here: https://github.com/atk4/atk4/pull/148

Let's wait while Romans accept that.

You can do on your page like then (after patch will be accepted):

$f = $this->add("Form");

$d1 = $f->addField('dropdown','Hello!')->setEmptyText('Nothing here...')->setValueList(array('b1'=>'bla1', '2'=>'bla2', 3=>'bla3'));

emptyValue() method will be removed completely because it's not implemented anyway and have no use. It was something obsolete I guess.

[Gowrav Vishwakarma]

Have you tested it with setNotNull or validateNotNull also if form is displaying proper error message on the array populated dropdown or not ..

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[Imants Horsts]

Yeah, just tested. It works with validateNotNull too. You get error message in form.

Only thing you shouldn't do is change $empty_value in ValueList class. It should always be "" (empty string).

$f = $this->add("Form");

$f->addField('dropdown','hello','Hello!')

->setEmptyText('Nothing here');

->setValueList(array('b1'=>'bla1', '2'=>'bla2', 3=>'bla3'));

->validateNotNULL('Value required');

$f->addSubmit();

if($f->isSubmitted()) {var_dump($_POST);}

[Imants Horsts]

This is correct test case (semicolons removed):

$f = $this->add("Form");

$f->addField('dropdown','hello','Hello!')

->setEmptyText('Nothing here')

->setValueList(array('b1'=>'bla1', '2'=>'bla2', 3=>'bla3'))

->validateNotNULL('Value required');

$f->addSubmit();

if($f->isSubmitted()) {var_dump($_POST);}

[Tommaso Allevi]

This code doesn't work correctly.

$f = $this->add("Form");

$f->addField('dropdown', 'Type')->setEmptyText("Choose page type...")->setValueList(array('terms'=>'terms', 'policy'=>'policy'))->validateNotNull("Mandatory field");

On submit, the form doesn't check the property and the emptyText isn't shwon...

[Imants Horsts]

As I said before:

Ok, this was really a bug and I have provided a patch for it here: https://github.com/atk4/atk4/pull/148

Let's wait while Romans accept that.

You have to wait a bit while Romans will accept my fix (above) and then test.

[Imants Horsts]

You can check now. Romans just accepted my patch.

Just download newest atk4 source from atk4 master branch.

[Tommaso Allevi]

Hi!

i've found a little problem with setEMptyText: when i add the emtpy text,  the inserted  text is append to value_list.

I suggest to use array_merge at line 45 of Form_Field_ValueList.

For example

$this->value_list=array_merge(array($this->empty_value, $this->empty_text), $this->value_list);

[Imants Horsts]

It's because you want this empty value to be first in a list?