[TYPO3-mvc] Create multiple objects with one form using fluid

[Henjo Hoeksma | Stylence]

Hi Søren,

I sent you an email...

Kind regards,

Henjo

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On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 9:51 PM, "Søren Andersen" <hacksaw at zpeed.dk> wrote:

> Hi Henjo,
>
> Sounds great that you have accomplished this on several occassions.
>
> I worked a bit on this problem today, but I have no code to show yet.
> Still trying to understand the correct approach conceptually.
>
> What I want is to build a form like this:
> Amount of type1: <input1> [+]
> Amount of type2: <input2> [+]
> Amount of type3: <input3> [+]
>
> Each line should be made into a model of type Registration.
>
> Ideally the user should be able to click the plus sign, to add another
> line of the type, if that is necessary.
>
> What I did today was to create a new model called AllowedTypes, which I
> populate with the types the user can register on.
>
> I can iterate and output a list of types, but have no idea how to
> structure the form in fluid. One of my issues is, if I have 3 types, I
> somehow need to distinguish these from each other. Normally I would do
> something like tx_myplugin_pi1[registration][1][type] and put it in a
> hidden input, and a corresponding text input for quantity.
>
> Of course I can iterate the request in the controller, but if there's a
> better way to do it I would love to know.
>
> Henjo, you wouldn't happen to have some public code, where you create
> multiple objects from one form?
>
> Sincerely,
> Søren Andersen
>
> > Hi Søren,
> >
> > I do not see why this is not possible... I have done it on several
> > occasions. No need to parse it in your controllers...
> > Maybe share a github repo so we can see some code?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Henjo
> >
> > Problems are small because we learned how to deal with them.
> > Problems are big because we need to learn how to deal with them.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Daniel Lienert <daniel at lienert.cc>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey Søren,
> >>
> >> As i know, there is no extbase-magic way to generate a variable amount
> >> of
> >> objects within one "create"-call. My suggestion would be to create the
> >> objects by-hand within your create method by using the extbase request
> >> object to retrieve the array of submitted data. Validating the input and
> >> the objects manually should not be a problem, as your model seems to be
> >> very simple.
> >>
> >> Greetings, Daniel
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