When you create the form, you pass an object. This object have the user_id and type set. It those columns are not in the form, they won't be in the POST array, so then they won't change the object when you bind() then save() the form. i have just tested and it works.
Fabien -- Fabien Potencier Sensio CEO - symfony lead developer sensiolabs.com | symfony-project.com | aide-de-camp.org Tél: +33 1 40 99 80 80 Dan Leech wrote: > hi fabien > > My use case is... > > Database record: > > report: > title: varchar > type: varchar > scale: int > theme: varchar > user_id: int > > On the edit page I render the title, scale and theme fields in the form. > The type and user_id are not part of the form, and should not change. > > I instantiate the form with the current object, with the current values: > > $form = new ReportForm($current_record); > > I bind the form with the field subset given in the POST array. The > "user_id" and "type" fields are then null. > > cheers > > dan > > 2008/11/12 Fabien Potencier <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > Dan Leech wrote: > > hi all > > > > i think the form framework is great, but ..... > > > > When I bind a form to a request array the values in the object are > > wiped, e.g. if I set the a user_id field before the bind, it is > set to > > null after. So any data that is in the record is wiped and > replaced by > > the data in the request array. Forcing me to add more lines of > code to > > add missing data into the bind-data or drop the 'required' validation > > and populate the values in the updateObject method. > > > > Is this a bug or am I just wrong? > > It is not a bug. A form has two state: > > * A form with the default values > * A bound form which is a form updated with the submitted values. > > And it does not make sense to change the submitted values. To better > answer your question, can you give us more information of your use case. > > Fabien > > > > > cheers > > > > dan > > > > > > -- > > Dan Leech > > > > Dynamic Web Sites > > www.dantleech.com <http://www.dantleech.com> > <http://www.dantleech.com> > > > > Bath Gigs > > www.bathgigs.co.uk <http://www.bathgigs.co.uk> > <http://www.bathgigs.co.uk> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Dan Leech > > Dynamic Web Sites > www.dantleech.com <http://www.dantleech.com> > > Bath Gigs > www.bathgigs.co.uk <http://www.bathgigs.co.uk> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
