Re: More D7 form woes

Jeff Greenberg <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:04:20 -0500
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I don't think he filter will do it. I'm thinking my description of how I'm c=
hanging the body was too generic. The body is fed through some logic that se=
lects strings from it that are likely tag values for the given category, and=
 then those become links within the body, as well as the checkboxes from the=
 previous issue.=20

Seems that requesting rebuild at the end of validation causes the usual way o=
f changing form values during validation to fail.



> On Feb 17, 2015, at 16:31, Jamie Holly <[email protected]> wrote:=

>=20
> Instead of doing that, why not just create a custom format filter and do t=
he changes then? That also gives the benefit of being resuable on any other p=
lace you might need it in the future, like blocks, plus can easily be modifi=
ed, undone, whatever by changing the code, since the final markup is cached a=
nd the original kept in tact.=20
> Jamie Holly
> http://hollyit.net
> On 2/17/2015 4:06 PM, Jeff Greenberg wrote:
>> So, my last messages were about needing to create and populate checkboxes=
 based on values determined during the form validation process. This ended u=
p working by:
>> 1. Creating the fields in hook_form_alter
>> 2. Storing the option values as an array during validation in $form_state=
['storage']
>> 3. Checking in hook_form_alter for $form_state[storage], and if present, s=
etting the field's options to the stored array
>>=20
>> I also need to massage the body value during validation, basically to con=
vert some strings to links. I tried the same method as above, which didn't w=
ork, with the problem being that  $form[body][LANGUAGE_NONE][0] contains a l=
arge meta array, so I wasn't sure what to do with the value.
>>=20
>> I tried setting the value in form_state[values] during validation, but at=
 the end of validation at this point in the           flow I set rebuild=3Dt=
rue, which ends up using the values that were present when the form was subm=
itted (thus overwriting my change) ... which is why I ended up doing the oth=
er fields in hook_form_alter instead.
>>=20
>> I then tried using form_set_value in validate. Two issues there. One is t=
hat passing $form[body] as the element doesn't work, I think, because I end u=
p with $form_state[values][body] having a value instead of it being in form_=
state[values][body][LANGUAGE_NONE][0], and, I think, because of rebuild=3Dtr=
ue being set, which causes the change by form_set_value to be overwritten wi=
th the value that was there when submit was clicked.
>>=20
>> --=20
>> ---
>> drupal.org/user/367108
>> linkedin.com/in/jeffrgreenberg
>> accidentalcoder.com / ayendesigns.com
>> @accidentalcoder
>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I don't think he filter will do it. I'm thinking my description of how I'm changing the body was too generic. The body is fed through some logic that selects strings from it that are likely tag values for the given category, and then those become links within the body, as well as the checkboxes from the previous issue.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Seems that requesting rebuild at the end of validation causes the usual way of changing form values during validation to fail.</div><div><br><br></div><div><br>On Feb 17, 2015, at 16:31, Jamie Holly &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
  
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Instead of doing that, why not just
      create a custom format filter and do the changes then? That also
      gives the benefit of being resuable on any other place you might
      need it in the future, like blocks, plus can easily be modified,
      undone, whatever by changing the code, since the final markup is
      cached and the original kept in tact. <br>
      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Jamie Holly
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hollyit.net">http://hollyit.net</a></pre>
      On 2/17/2015 4:06 PM, Jeff Greenberg wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote cite="mid:CAPpCgRba7My7ML7VWHQricWHisxF3GEN4NS5M-7QaObuPLtMmw@mail.gmail.com" type="cite">
      <div dir="ltr">So, my last messages were about needing to create
        and populate checkboxes based on values determined during the
        form validation process. This ended up working by:
        <div>1. Creating the fields in hook_form_alter</div>
        <div>2. Storing the option values as an array during validation
          in $form_state['storage']</div>
        <div>3. Checking in hook_form_alter for $form_state[storage],
          and if present, setting the field's options to the stored
          array</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I also need to massage the body value during validation,
          basically to convert some strings to links. I tried the same
          method as above, which didn't work, with the problem being
          that &nbsp;$form[body][LANGUAGE_NONE][0] contains a large meta
          array, so I wasn't sure what to do with the value.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I tried setting the value in form_state[values] during
          validation, but at the end of validation at this point in the
          flow I set rebuild=true, which ends up using the values that
          were present when the form was submitted (thus overwriting my
          change) ... which is why I ended up doing the other fields in
          hook_form_alter instead.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I then tried using form_set_value in validate. Two issues
          there. One is that passing $form[body] as the element doesn't
          work, I think, because I end up with $form_state[values][body]
          having a value instead of it being in
          form_state[values][body][LANGUAGE_NONE][0], and, I think,
          because of rebuild=true being set, which causes the change by
          form_set_value to be overwritten with the value that was there
          when submit was clicked.<br clear="all">
          <div><br>
          </div>
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            <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://accidentalcoder.com" target="_blank">accidentalcoder.com</a>
              / <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ayendesigns.com" target="_blank">ayendesigns.com</a></div>
            <div>@accidentalcoder</div>
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