Class FormContext
Provides a context provider for Cake\Form\Form instances.
This context provider simply fulfils the interface requirements that FormHelper has and allows access to the request data.
Property Summary
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor.
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_schemaDefault() protected
Get default value from form schema for given field.
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attributes() public
Get an associative array of other attributes for a field name.
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error() public
Get the errors for a given field
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fieldNames() public
Get the fieldnames of the top level object in this context.
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getMaxLength() public
Get maximum length of a field from model validation
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getRequiredMessage() public
Gets the default "required" error message for a field
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hasError() public
Check whether or not a field has an error attached to it
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isCreate() public
Returns whether or not this form is for a create operation.
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isPrimaryKey() public
Returns true if the passed field name is part of the primary key for this context
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isRequired() public
Check if a given field is 'required'.
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primaryKey() public
Get the fields used in the context as a primary key.
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type() public
Get the abstract field type for a given field name.
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val() public
Get the value for a given path.
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(Cake\Http\ServerRequest $request, array $context)Constructor.
Parameters
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Cake\Http\ServerRequest$request The request object.
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array$context Context info.
_schemaDefault() ¶ protected
_schemaDefault(string $field): mixedGet default value from form schema for given field.
Parameters
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string$field Field name.
Returns
mixedattributes() ¶ public
attributes(string $field): arrayGet an associative array of other attributes for a field name.
Parameters
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string$field
Returns
arrayerror() ¶ public
error(string $field): arrayGet the errors for a given field
Parameters
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string$field
Returns
arrayfieldNames() ¶ public
fieldNames(): string[]Get the fieldnames of the top level object in this context.
Returns
string[]getMaxLength() ¶ public
getMaxLength(mixed $field): int|nullGet maximum length of a field from model validation
Parameters
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$field
Returns
int|nullgetRequiredMessage() ¶ public
getRequiredMessage(mixed $field): string|nullGets the default "required" error message for a field
Parameters
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$field
Returns
string|nullhasError() ¶ public
hasError(string $field): boolCheck whether or not a field has an error attached to it
Parameters
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string$field
Returns
boolisCreate() ¶ public
isCreate(): boolReturns whether or not this form is for a create operation.
Returns
boolisPrimaryKey() ¶ public
isPrimaryKey(string $field): boolReturns true if the passed field name is part of the primary key for this context
Parameters
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string$field
Returns
boolisRequired() ¶ public
isRequired(string $field): boolCheck if a given field is 'required'.
In this context class, this is simply defined by the 'required' array.
Parameters
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string$field
Returns
boolprimaryKey() ¶ public
primaryKey(): arrayGet the fields used in the context as a primary key.
Returns
arraytype() ¶ public
type(string $field): string|nullGet the abstract field type for a given field name.
Parameters
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string$field
Returns
string|nullval() ¶ public
val(string $field, array $options = []): mixedGet the value for a given path.
Traverses the request and form data and finds the value for $path.
Parameters
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string$field The dot separated path to the value.
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array$options optional options
Returns
mixed