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HelperForm

This helper is used to generate an edition form for an object of type ObjectModel. Example: editing the client's profile.

Form declaration

Fields inside [brackets] are optional as per the HTML standard.
Values between {curly braces} list the possible values for this field.

$this->fields_form = array(    
  'legend' => array(        
    'title' => $this->l('Edit carrier'),                     // This is the name of the fieldset, which can contain many option fields
    'image' => '../img/admin/icon_to_display.gif'            // The icon must, if there is one, must be of the size 16*16
  ),    
  'input' => array(        
    array(            
      'type' => {'text', 'select', 'textarea', 'radio', 'checkbox', 'file', 'shop', 'asso_shop', 'free', 'color'},
      ['label'] => $this->l('Shipping method'),              // Theoretically optional, but in reality each field has to have a label
      'name' => 'shipping_method',                           // The name of the object property from which we get the value
      ['required'] => {true, false},                         // If true, PrestaShop will add a red star next to the field
      ['desc'] => $this->l('Description displayed under the field'),
      ['hint'] => $this->l('Invalid characters:').' <>;=#{}' // This is displayed when the mouse hovers the field.
      ['suffix'] => 'kg'                                     // This is displayed after the field (ie. to indicate the unit of measure)
      ['options'] => array(                                  // This is only useful if type == select
        'query' => $array_of_rows,                           // $array_of_rows must contain an array of arrays, inner arrays (rows) being mode of many fields	
        'id' => 'id_carrier',                                // The key that will be used for each option "value" attribute
      ),
      ['values'] => array(                                   // This is only useful if type == radio
        array(
          'id' => 'active_on',
          'value' => 1,
          'label' => $this->l('Enabled')
        ),
        array(
          'id' => 'active_off',
          'value' => 0,
          'label' => $this->l('Disabled')
        )
      ),
      [is_bool] => {true, false},                            // This is only useful if type == radio. It display a "yes or no" choice.
      ['empty_message'] => $this->l('To be displayed when the field is empty'),
      ['lang'] => {true, false},                             // Is the field multilang?
     ),
    array(          
      //another field      
    ),    
  ),
  'submit' => array(
    'title' => $this->l('   Save   '),                       // This is the button that saves the whole fieldset.
    'class' => 'button'    
  )
);

If you want to use the "color" type, you can add the "color mColorPickerInput" classes

Basic declaration

Removing all the optional fields, this is how to build a basic HelperForm element:

$this->fields_form = array(
  'legend' => array(        
    'title' => $this->l('Edit carrier'),        
    'image' => '../img/admin/icon_to_display.gif'    
  ),    
  'input' => array(        
    array(            
      'type' => 'text',
      'name' => 'shipping_method',
     ),
  ),
  'submit' => array(
    'title' => $this->l('Save'),        
    'class' => 'button'    
  )
);

This specific code generates this HTML code (simplified here for readability reasons):

<form id="_form">
  <fieldset id="fieldset_main_conf">
    <legend>
      <img alt="Edit carrier" src="../img/admin/icon_to_display.gif">Edit carrier
    </legend>
    <div class="margin-form">
      <input type="text" class="" value="" id="shipping_method" name="shipping_method">
    </div>
    <div class="clear"></div>
    <div class="margin-form">
      <input type="submit" class="button" name="" value="Save" id="_form_submit_btn">
    </div>
  </fieldset>
</form>

Generating specific elements

The 'input' variable of the form declaration takes an array containing the content of your form. Using the various offered possibilities, you can build just about any type of form, and be assured that it will comply with PrestaShop's style and form processing.

You can use as many element arrays as necessary for your form, one after the other.

Text input

Here is how to generate an <input> element:

array(
  'label'    => $this->l('Name'),
  'type'     => 'text',
  'name'     => 'name',
  'size'     => 50,
  'required' => true,
  'desc'     => $this->l('Please enter your name.')
),

Selector

Here is how to generate a <select> element:

array(
  'type' => 'select',
  'label' => $this->l('Shipping method:'),
  'name' => 'shipping_method',
  'required' => true,
  'options' => array(
    'query' => $options,
    'id' => 'id_option',
    'name' => 'name'
  )
),

The content of the selector is stored in the $options variable, which is an array of arrays.

$options can take this value:

$shipping_methods = array(
  array(
    'id_option' => 1,
    'name' => 'Method 1'
  ),
  array(
    'id_option' => 2,
    'name' => 'Method 2'
  ),
);

...but of course, you would be better off generating such an array of arrays yourself, from the data stored in PrestaShop. For instance, here is how to display a gender (social title) selector:

foreach (Gender::getGenders((int)Context::getContext()->language->id) as $gender)
{
  $genders[] = array(
    "id" => (int)$gender->id,
    "name" => $gender->name
  );
}

Check boxes

Here is how to generate a <input> of type "checkbox":

array(
  'name'    => 'options',
  'type'    => 'checkbox',
  'label'   => $this->l('Options'),
  'values'  => array(
    'query' => $options,
    'id'    => 'id_option',
    'name'  => 'name',
  ),
  'desc'    => $this->l('Choose options.')
),

Just as for a selector input, check boxes take an array of arrays as the value of $options.

Radio buttons

Here is how to generate a <input> of type "radio":

array(
  'type'      => 'radio',
  'label'     => $this->l('Enable this option'),
  'name'      => 'active',
  'required'  => true,
  'class'     => 't',
  'is_bool'   => true,
  'values'    => array(
    array(
      'id'    => 'active_on',
      'value' => 1,
      'label' => $this->l('Enabled')
    ),
    array(
      'id'    => 'active_off',
      'value' => 0,
      'label' => $this->l('Disabled')
    )
  ),
  'desc'      => $this->l('Are you a customer too?')
),

Note that you have to use the "t" CSS class on your radio buttons in order to have the proper styling (but you can redefine that class using the "class" variable).

Other HTML elements

The type variable of the element declaration makes it possible to generate just about any kind of <input> element: text, select, textarea, radio, checkbox, file and many others! See the list of available types here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/Input
You can also use some PrestaShop specific: shop, asso_shop, free, color. Try them out!

 

 

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