Form

class Form extends Link implements ArrayAccess

Form represents an HTML form.

Methods

__construct(DOMElement $node, string $currentUri, string $method = null, string $baseHref = null)

Constructor.

DOMElement getNode()

Gets the node associated with this link.

from Link
string getMethod()

Gets the form method.

string getUri()

Gets the URI of the form.

DOMElement getFormNode()

Gets the form node associated with this form.

Form setValues(array $values)

Sets the value of the fields.

array getValues()

Gets the field values.

array getFiles()

Gets the file field values.

array getPhpValues()

Gets the field values as PHP.

array getPhpFiles()

Gets the file field values as PHP.

bool has(string $name)

Returns true if the named field exists.

remove(string $name)

Removes a field from the form.

FormField get(string $name)

Gets a named field.

set(FormField $field)

Sets a named field.

FormField[] all()

Gets all fields.

bool offsetExists(string $name)

Returns true if the named field exists.

FormField offsetGet(string $name)

Gets the value of a field.

offsetSet(string $name, string|array $value)

Sets the value of a field.

offsetUnset(string $name)

Removes a field from the form.

Form disableValidation()

Disables validation.

Details

__construct(DOMElement $node, string $currentUri, string $method = null, string $baseHref = null)

Constructor.

Parameters

DOMElement $node A \DOMElement instance
string $currentUri The URI of the page where the link is embedded (or the base href)
string $method The method to use for the link (get by default)
string $baseHref The URI of the used for relative links, but not for empty action

Exceptions

LogicException if the node is not a button inside a form tag

DOMElement getNode()

Gets the node associated with this link.

Return Value

DOMElement A \DOMElement instance

string getMethod()

Gets the form method.

If no method is defined in the form, GET is returned.

Return Value

string The method

string getUri()

Gets the URI of the form.

The returned URI is not the same as the form "action" attribute. This method merges the value if the method is GET to mimics browser behavior.

Return Value

string The URI

DOMElement getFormNode()

Gets the form node associated with this form.

Return Value

DOMElement A \DOMElement instance

Form setValues(array $values)

Sets the value of the fields.

Parameters

array $values An array of field values

Return Value

Form

array getValues()

Gets the field values.

The returned array does not include file fields (see getFiles).

Return Value

array An array of field values.

array getFiles()

Gets the file field values.

Return Value

array An array of file field values.

array getPhpValues()

Gets the field values as PHP.

This method converts fields with the array notation (like foo[bar] to arrays) like PHP does.

Return Value

array An array of field values.

array getPhpFiles()

Gets the file field values as PHP.

This method converts fields with the array notation (like foo[bar] to arrays) like PHP does.

Return Value

array An array of field values.

bool has(string $name)

Returns true if the named field exists.

Parameters

string $name The field name

Return Value

bool true if the field exists, false otherwise

remove(string $name)

Removes a field from the form.

Parameters

string $name The field name

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException when the name is malformed

FormField get(string $name)

Gets a named field.

Parameters

string $name The field name

Return Value

FormField The field instance

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException When field is not present in this form

set(FormField $field)

Sets a named field.

Parameters

FormField $field The field

FormField[] all()

Gets all fields.

Return Value

FormField[] An array of fields

bool offsetExists(string $name)

Returns true if the named field exists.

Parameters

string $name The field name

Return Value

bool true if the field exists, false otherwise

FormField offsetGet(string $name)

Gets the value of a field.

Parameters

string $name The field name

Return Value

FormField The associated Field instance

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException if the field does not exist

offsetSet(string $name, string|array $value)

Sets the value of a field.

Parameters

string $name The field name
string|array $value The value of the field

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException if the field does not exist

offsetUnset(string $name)

Removes a field from the form.

Parameters

string $name The field name

Form disableValidation()

Disables validation.

Return Value

Form

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