Class MultiCheckboxWidget
Input widget class for generating multiple checkboxes.
Property Summary
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$_idPrefix protected
stringPrefix for id attribute.
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$_idSuffixes protected
arrayA list of id suffixes used in the current rendering.
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$_label protected
Cake\View\Widget\LabelWidgetLabel widget instance.
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$_templates protected
Cake\View\StringTemplateTemplate instance to use.
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Render multi-checkbox widget.
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_clearIds() protected
Clear the stored ID suffixes.
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_domId() protected
Generate an ID suitable for use in an ID attribute.
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_id() protected
Generate an ID attribute for an element.
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_isDisabled() protected
Helper method for deciding what options are disabled.
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_isSelected() protected
Helper method for deciding what options are selected.
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_renderInput() protected
Render a single checkbox & wrapper.
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render() public
Render multi-checkbox widget.
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secureFields() public
Returns a list of fields that need to be secured for this widget. Fields are in the form of Model[field][suffix]
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(Cake\View\StringTemplate $templates, Cake\View\Widget\LabelWidget $label)Render multi-checkbox widget.
This class uses the following templates:
checkboxRenders checkbox input controls. Accepts thename,valueandattrsvariables.checkboxWrapperRenders the containing div/element for a checkbox and its label. Accepts theinput, andlabelvariables.
Parameters
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Cake\View\StringTemplate$templates Templates list.
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Cake\View\Widget\LabelWidget$label Label widget instance.
_domId() ¶ protected
_domId(string $value): stringGenerate an ID suitable for use in an ID attribute.
Parameters
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string$value The value to convert into an ID.
Returns
string_id() ¶ protected
_id(string $name, string $val): stringGenerate an ID attribute for an element.
Ensures that id's for a given set of fields are unique.
Parameters
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string$name The ID attribute name.
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string$val The ID attribute value.
Returns
string_isDisabled() ¶ protected
_isDisabled(string $key, array|null $disabled): boolHelper method for deciding what options are disabled.
Parameters
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string$key The key to test.
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array|null$disabled The disabled values.
Returns
bool_isSelected() ¶ protected
_isSelected(string $key, array|string|null $selected): boolHelper method for deciding what options are selected.
Parameters
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string$key The key to test.
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array|string|null$selected The selected values.
Returns
bool_renderInput() ¶ protected
_renderInput(array $checkbox, Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface $context): stringRender a single checkbox & wrapper.
Parameters
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array$checkbox An array containing checkbox key/value option pairs
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Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface$context Context object.
Returns
stringrender() ¶ public
render(array $data, Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface $context): stringRender multi-checkbox widget.
Data supports the following options.
nameThe name attribute of the inputs to create.[]will be appended to the name.optionsAn array of options to create checkboxes out of.valEither a string/integer or array of values that should be checked. Can also be a complex options set.disabledEither a boolean or an array of checkboxes to disable.escapeSet to false to disable HTML escaping.optionsAn associative array of value=>labels to generate options for.idPrefixPrefix for generated ID attributes.
Options format
The options option can take a variety of data format depending on the complexity of HTML you want generated.
You can generate simple options using a basic associative array:
'options' => ['elk' => 'Elk', 'beaver' => 'Beaver']If you need to define additional attributes on your option elements you can use the complex form for options:
'options' => [
['value' => 'elk', 'text' => 'Elk', 'data-foo' => 'bar'],
]This form requires that both the value and text keys be defined.
If either is not set options will not be generated correctly.
Parameters
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array$data The data to generate a checkbox set with.
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Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface$context The current form context.
Returns
stringsecureFields() ¶ public
secureFields(array $data): arrayReturns a list of fields that need to be secured for this widget. Fields are in the form of Model[field][suffix]
Parameters
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array$data
Returns
array