Form functions

There are a couple of helper functions for forms. You can read about them on this page.

Form method

The HTML protocol can only send and recieve POST and GET request methods from a <form> tag. Our RESTful framework makes use of the PATCH and DELETE methods so we can use the method() helper function to make this work.

The method() function is located in the application functions file ~/App/Core/functions.php.

The method() function will return an input field with the necessary properties as well as the request method of your chosing. When the router then runs the request it will look for a $_POST['_method'] and use that as the request method instead of POST that was really sent.

echo method('PATCH');

Output:

<input type="hidden" name="_method" value="PATCH">

In a form inside a view it might look something like this:

<form method="POST" name="my-form" id="myForm">
    <?= method('PATCH') ?>
    <label for="name">Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="name">
</form>

Hidden field

The hidden() function creates a hidden field with a name and a value. It is located in the application functions file ~/App/Core/functions.php.

echo hidden('secret', 'secretValue');

Output:

<input type="hidden" name="secret" value="secretValue">

In a form inside a view it might look something like this:

<form method="POST" name="my-form" id="myForm">
    <?= hidden('secret', 'secretValue') ?>
    <label for="name">Name</label>
    <input type="text" name="name">
</form>