I have a custom form in one of my views in which I access an element this way:
<div class="auth-body">
{{=form.custom.begin}}
{{del form.element('table')[-1]}}
{{=form.element('table')}}
</div> <!-- /.auth-body -->
<div class="auth-footer">
{{=form.custom.submit}}
<input class="btn" type="button" value={{=T("Cancel")}}
onclick="javascript:history.go(-1);">
{{=form.custom.end}}
Annet
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