-- Julien Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
(on Thursday, 13 November 2008, 04:38 PM +0100):
> Hello,
>
> I'm currently using Zend_Form, and can't use square brackets in my
> form elements' name. I've looked at the code, and it seems that the
> method "setName" (by filterName) in Zend_Form_Element removes the
> square brackets, why ? Moreover, there's an option in filterName to
> allow square brackets.
You have several options. First, you can declare the element an array:
$element->setIsArray(true);
Second, you can use subforms to group related items -- this will create
array notation by default.
In your example, declare the MultiCheckbox as an array.
> Example :
> require_once 'Zend/Form.php';
> $f = new Zend_Form;
> $e = $f->createElement('multiCheckbox', 'question[42]');
> $e->setMultiOptions(array(
> 'Checkbox 1',
> 'Checkbox 2',
> 'Checkbox 3',
> ));
> $f->addElement($e);
> die($f)
>
> I got input elements like this :
> <input type="checkbox" value="0" name="cb42[]"/>
> <input type="checkbox" value="1" name="cb42[]"/>
> <input type="checkbox" value="2" name="cb42[]"/>
>
>
> Instead of :
> <input type="checkbox" value="0" name="cb[42][]"/>
> <input type="checkbox" value="1" name="cb[42][]"/>
> <input type="checkbox" value="2" name="cb[42][]"/>
>
> How can I achieve this ?
>
> --
> Julien Huang
>
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