try with $this->Form->{$type}('name', array('attributes'));
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Lep pozdrav, Tilen Majerle
http://majerle.eu2011/5/10 dreamingmind <[email protected]> > And changing to the use of the Form helper's input() method isn't a > clear fix: > > echo $form->hidden('ImageImgFileBatch', array( > 'value' => 1, > 'name' => 'data[Image][img_file][batch][]', > 'id' => null, > 'class' => 'batch' > )); > > Still produces: > > <input type="hidden" value="1" name="data[Image][img_file][batch][]"> > > Regards, > Don > > On May 9, 9:18 pm, dreamingmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > Any insight into this strange outcome? > > > > $type = 'hidden'; > > echo $form->input('ImageImgFileBatch', array( > > 'value' => 1, > > 'name' => 'data[Image][img_file][batch][]', > > 'id' => null, > > 'class' => 'batch', > > 'type' => $type > > )); > > > > produces this html: > > > > <input type="hidden" value="1" name="data[Image][img_file][batch][]" > > class=" "> > > > > While, simply changing the value of $type: > > > > $type = 'text'; > > echo $form->input('ImageImgFileBatch', array( > > 'value' => 1, > > 'name' => 'data[Image][img_file][batch][]', > > 'id' => null, > > 'class' => 'batch', > > 'type' => $type > > )); > > > > Produces this html: > > > > <div class="input text"> > > <label for="ImageImgFileBatch">Image Img File Batch</label> > > <input type="text" class="batch" value="1" name="data[Image] > > [img_file][batch][]"> > > </div> > > > > Any insight into this Form helper behavior and how to get the > > attributes to remain in hidden fields (other than hiding them with > > javascript)? > > > > Regards, > > Don > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group > at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
