Try this:
$this->getPost('qsearch');
Deepak Shrestha wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to implement a simple search function. For the test
> purpose I am trying to display the search string in my view. This is
> how it looks like:
>
> my form
> --------------------------
> class Form_Search extends Zend_Form
> {
> public function init()
> {
> //create search text input element
> $qsearch = New Zend_Form_Element_Text('qsearch');
> $qsearch ->setLabel('Quick Search');
> $qsearch ->setAttrib('size', '40');
> $qsearch ->setRequired(true);
> $qsearch ->addFilter('StringTrim');
> $qsearch ->addValidator('NotEmpty',true);
> $qsearch ->addValidator('Alnum', true);
> $qsearch ->addErrorMessage('Invalid search string');
>
> // add the submit button
> $submit = New Zend_Form_Element_Submit('submit');
> $submit->setLabel('Search');
>
> //add the elements to form
> $this->addElements(array($qsearch, $submit));
> }
>
> }
> ----------------------------------------------
>
>
> my controller
> ---------------------------------------------
> public function indexAction()
> {
>
> $request = $this->getRequest();
> $form = $this->_getSearchForm();
>
>
> $this->view->form = $form;
>
>
> if($request->isPost())
> {
> if ($form->isValid($request->getPost()))
> {
> $strinput = $form->getValue('qsearch');
> $this->showQuickSearchResult($strinput);
>
> }
> ...
> ...
>
> private function showQuickSearchResult($searchstr)
> {
> $this->view->searchstr = $searchstr;
> }
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> my view script
> -------------------------------
> <div id="quicksearch">
> <?= $this->form ?>
> </div>
>
> <div id="check">
> <? if ($this->searchstr): ?>
> <h2>search string is: <? $this->searchstr ?></h2>
> <? endif ?>
> </div>
> -----------------------------
>
>
>
> My problem is the search string I entered in the form doesn't get
> shown. Its blank.
>
> Why?
>
> What's wrong with this code?
>
> Isn't this how we get the value from the Form?
> -------------------------------
> $form->getvalue(<element_name>);
> -------------------------------
>
> Thanks
>
>
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