[Typo3-dev] frontendformslib

[Nico de Haen]

Hi Jerome,

as far as I can see, the ameos_formidable needs pretty much code for 
usage (the XML configuration). One big andvantage of the $TCE is, that 
you can get most of the information you need to render a form
from there.

So if I want a form for several fields of a table,

with frontendformslib you just need these lines:

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$className = t3lib_div::makeInstanceClassName('tx_frontendformslib');
$formObj = new $className ($this);

$formObj->steps[1] = 
$formObj->createStepConf(implode(',',$myFieldlis), $myTable, 'Header 
1', 'Header 2');

... (optional mor steps, each generates a page with a form)...
		
$formObj->init();

if ($formObj->submitType == 'submit') {

	//do something

	...

	$formObj->destroySessionData();

} else {

	$output .= $formObj->renderWholeForm();
}

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If you want another form, all you have to do is, to change 
$myFieldlist and $myTable

That's pretty easy isn't it?

I think it would be possible to generate you XML configuration from 
$TCA, but I have to finish my project soon, so I can't do it now...

Nico


Jerome schrieb:
> Hi Nico,
> 
> You should take a look at the extension ameos_formidable and it's demo 
> ameos_demo_formidable
> 
> It's an API that creates FE forms based on XML conf.
> Really flexible and reusable.
> Alpha version but still useable.
> 
> It doesn't uses TCA for the moment, but this feature has been requested many 
> times so we're thinking about it.
> Is there anybody here in the community with strong TCA knowledge that could 
> help us achieving this ?
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Jérôme Schneider
> typo3dev at ameos.com
> 
> "Nico de Haen" <typo3 at ndh-websolutions.de> a écrit dans le message de news: 
> mailman.1.1133949969.16947.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I wonder, if anyone has extended the frontendformslib so far.
>>
>>I read the thread from the 27-04 16:17, but couldn't find any other 
>>postings.
>>
>>So 2 questions:
>>
>>1. Is there already a "roadmap" for the handling of creating frontend 
>>forms from TCA in the future?
>>
>>2. Did someone extend frontendformslib for his own use and would share the 
>>code?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Nico 
> 
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