Bug #5214

BLOB types do not generate TextAreas

Details

Request #5214	BLOB types do not generate TextAreas
Submitted	2005-08-26 17:30 UTC
From	mfischer at php dot net
Assigned	justinpatrin
Status	Closed
Package	DB_DataObject_FormBuilder
PHP Version	Irrelevant
OS	Unix
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2005-08-26 17:30 UTC] mfischer at php dot net

Description:
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When creating a form from a DO which has columns of type "text" only a <input type="text"> is displayed instead of a textarea.

I tracked down that in FormBuilder.php in _generateForm() in the big switch statement is the case:

case ($type & DB_DATAOBJECT_STR):

Inside it only calls _createTextArea if the string contains newlines:

// If field content contains linebreaks, make textarea - otherwise, standard textbox
if (isset($this->_do->$key) && strlen($this->_do->$key) && strstr($this->_do->$key, "\n")) {
$element =& $this->_form->_createTextArea($key);

When we use this form for insert a new element, there's no value and thus there's always a TextField displayed instead of a TextArea.

This can be fixed by additionally verifying for type DB_DATAOBJECT_BLOB. If, like in our case, the mysql type is set to 'text' then the DB_DATAOBJECT_BLOB bit is also set.