That method will work in general, but not with form.custom.begin and
form.custom.end specifically. I guess we should make that clear in the book.
Anthony
On Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:44:03 PM UTC-5, viniciusban wrote:
>
> In web2py book, on chapter FORMS and VALIDATORS, section Forms and
> Validators, it's written:
>
> ---------------------------------------
> FORM and SQLFORM are helpers and they can be manipulated in as similar
> way as the DIV. For example you can set a form style:
>
> 1. form = SQLFORM(..)
> 2. form['_style']='border:1px solid black'
> ---------------------------------------
>
> I'm using this very way to set "_class" attribute and custom form to
> show my form.
>
> So, in my view I have:
> {{=form.custom.begin}}
> {{=form.custom.label.nome}} {{=form.custom.widget.nome}} <br />
> {{=form.custom.end}}
>
> But the "_class" attribute isn't rendered.
> I did a code trace and discovered the _xml() method is called at form
> creation time. This way, the "_class" attribute is there, inside my
> form instance, but it isn't showed in my view.
>
> Is it a bug or a book mistake?
> How can I use it?
>
> --
> Vinicius Assef.
>
>
