NAME
HTML::FormHandler::Manual::Reference - concise reference
VERSION
version 0.40012
DESCRIPTION
This is a concise reference of HTML::FormHandler.
HTML::FormHandler has a lot of options and many ways to customize your forms. More complete documentation can be found in the rest of the manual as HTML::FormHandler::Manual and in HTML::FormHandler, HTML::FormHandler::Field, HTML::FormHandler::Model::DBIC, HTML::FormHandler::Render::Simple, and in the individual field classes.
Form
Form Attributes
params HTTP parameters; if present validation will be attempted
name Form name. Used in 'id' of form element
field_name_space Where to search for fields
widget_name_space Where to search for widgets
language handle For MakeText
ctx Application context for your use
init_object For default values instead of $item
dependency Array of arrays of field names. If one name has a value, all
fields in the list are set to 'required'
fields Field array
sorted_fields The sorted array of fields
field( $name ) Returns a field object
has_field Moose-y sugar for declaring fields
field_list Non-moose-y way to define fields
clear Resets state. Used in persistent forms.
value Returns a hashref of values (with accessor keys)
fif Returns a hashref for filling in formForm database attributes
item DB row object
item_class Class of db item
item_id Primary key of db item
schema Schema of item
Also 'update_model' subForm processing
process Sets up form, validates, updates model
run Returns a result object and clears form
update_field_list Updates to fields on process
posted Flag to say whether or not to validate, instead of
depending on presence of paramsValidation
validate Sub for validation after individual fields are validated
validate_model Sub for additional database type validation
validated Flag that form has validated
is_valid Synonym of 'validated'
ran_validation Flag that validation has already been run
dependency Set groups of fields that are set to required if one is present
validate_$fieldname Validation routine for field (also 'validate_method')Errors
has_errors True if any field has errors
num_errors The number of errors (field errors + form errors)
error_fields An array of fields with errors
errors Returns an array of all errors
error_field_names Returns an array of field names with errorsForm Methods and process hooks
update_model To perform additional database actions on update
update_fields Sub providing convenient place to update fields on 'process'
update_subfields Sub providing place to update fields on Build (useful for
roles and compound field classes)
init_object can be a method instead of an attributeForm Rendering
html_prefix Flag to prefix html field names with the form name.
Useful for multiple instances of the same form
do_form_wrapper flag to wrap form. (build_do_form_wrapper)
form_tags Various strings and flags used by rendering
form_element_attr For arbitrary html attributes in the 'form' tag
form_element_class Arrayref of classes for 'class="..."' in form element
form_wrapper_attr For arbitrary html attributes on the form wrapper
form_wrapper_class Arrayref of classes for 'class="..."' in form wrapper
http_method For storing 'post' or 'get'
action Store the form 'action' on submission. No default value.
enctype Request enctype
uuid generates a string containing an HTML field with UUID
style adds a 'style' attribute to the form tag
id the form tag 'id' attribute is set to the form name
html_attributes hook that allows customizing html attributes (form & field)Field specific form methods
options_$fieldname Sub returning options array (also 'options_method')
validate_$fieldname Validation routine for field (also 'validate_method')
default_$fieldname Set default for field (also 'default_method')Fields
Field attributes
name Field name. Must be the same as database column name or rel
type Field type. From a Field class: 'Text', 'Select', etc
order Set the order for fields. Default order is set by FH.
dump For debugging
active Arrayref of fields to set active
is_active
inactive Arrayref of fields to set inactive
is_inactive
input_without_param The value of the field if there is no input from the submitted form
default Default value for the field
default_method Coderef to set default or 'default_$fieldname' (by default)
not_nullable Don't convert an empty field ('', etc) to undef
trim Transform to trim the field
deflation Function to deflate the field (in 'apply') (opposite of transform)
deflate_method Coderef to deflate the field (for filling in the form)
inflate_method Coderef to inflate the field (before validation)
inflate_default_method Coderef to inflate value from item/init_object
deflate_value_method Coderef to deflate value after validation
fif_from_value Flag to use 'value' of field for 'fif'.
password Remove from params and do not display in forms.Select fields
options Sorted array of hashes; keys: "value", "label"
options_method
label_column Column to use for labels (default: name)
active_column Which values to list in options
sort_column Column to use for sorting (default: label_column)Field errors
errors Errors associated with this field
(also num_errors, clear_errors, has_errors, add_error)
messages Hashref of message identifiers and textField validation
apply Array of constraint/coercion/transformation actions
( type, check, transform, message, when )
validate_method Validation coderef, or 'validate_$fieldname' in form (default)
required Field is required
required_when Takes a hashref of field name keys and values
maxlength Text fields. Validated.
minlength Text fields. Used in validation
range_start Range start for number fields
range_end Range end for number fieldsField attributes for DB
accessor Database accessor name if different than field name
unique Field should be unique in the database
noupdate Don't update this field in the database
writeonly Do not retrieve initial values
Also see the select field _columns attributesField rendering
widget Determines which rendering widget to use for the field
widget_wrapper Which wrapper widget to apply to the field
element_attr Hashref to store arbitrary html attributes.
label_attr Hashref for html attributes for the label
wrapper_attr Hashref for html attributes for the wrapping element (div, etc)
element_class Arrayref for classes for the form element
wrapper_class Arrayref for classes for the form element wrapper
label_class Arrayref for classes for the form element label
label Text label for this field. Defaults to ucfirst field name.
build_label_method provide a builder for 'label' attribute
wrap_label_method provide a coderef to wrap the label
id Useful for javascript (default is html_name. to prefix with
form name, use 'html_prefix' in your form)
build_id_method Provide a builder for 'id' attribute
do_wrapper Flag to render wrapper
do_label Flag to render label
size Text & select fields.
render Widget method to render the field ($field->render)
render_element Widget method to render unwrapped field ($field->render_element)
render_field Method used by Render::Simple to render fieldField attributes managed by FormHandler
These attributes are usually accessed in a subroutine or in a template, but are usually set only by FormHandler. ('value' may be changed as a transform _in a validation routine_.)
init_value Initial value from the database
value The value of your field.
input Input value from parameter or initial value from database
fif Retrieve (do not set) values for filling in a formAUTHOR
FormHandler Contributors - see HTML::FormHandler
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Gerda Shank.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.