Base input element class for form elements

• version: $Revision: 1.3 $

Located in /input.lib.php (line 196)

input_base
   |
   --input_form_element

mixed $caption (line 201)

The caption associated with the form element

input_form $form (line 208)

Reference to form input object is part of

Inherited Variables

Inherited from input_base

input_base::$default
input_base::$name
input_base::$regex
input_base::$required
input_base::$value
input_base::$wasSet
input_base::$wasValid

Constructor input_form_element (line 219)

Constructs a new base object.

input_form_element input_form_element (string $name, object &$form, [string $regex = NULL], [string $value = NULL], [bool $required = FALSE], [mixed $caption = NULL])

• string $name: The name of the form element.
• object $form: Reference to associated form (can be before object is added to form).
• string $regex: A regular expression used to validate supplied data, or null.
• string $value: The default value - used if not otherwise specified (in form, session, or cookie data).
• bool $required: True if item is required.

_get_error_css (line 236)

Check validity of value.

If value is not valid, add "error" to CSS specification.

• return: 'class="originalClass [error]"' or '';
• usedby: input_textarea::display() - to get/modify the specified CSS class
• usedby: input_textbox::display() - to get/modify the specified CSS class
• usedby: input_radio::display() - to get/modify the specified CSS class
• usedby: input_dropdown::display() - to get/modify the specified CSS class
• usedby: input_checkbox::display() - to get/modify the specified CSS class
• access: private

string _get_error_css (string $class)

• string $class: Original CSS specification for element

Inherited Methods

Inherited From input_base

input_base::input_base()
input_base::reset()
input_base::set()