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Simple HTML form package

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License: PHP License

Description

This is a simple HTML form generator. It supports all the
HTML form element types including file uploads, may return
or print the form, just individual form elements or the full
form in "table mode" with a fixed layout.

This package has been superceded by HTML_QuickForm.

Documentation

Manual

Maintainers

• Stig Bakken (ssb) — lead, active
• Daniel Convissor (danielc) — lead, active

Dependencies

Required

• PHP (>= 4.0.0)
• PEAR Installer (>= 1.4.0b1)

Releases

• 1.3.1 (stable, 2018-12-05)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  composer release support

• 1.3.0 (stable, 2005-10-16)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  MAJOR SECURITY FIXES

  Prior versions of this package had major
  vulnerabilities when using the add*() methods to
  build your forms.

  This release resolves all of the security issues
  and fixes some unreported bugs. In addition, the
  documentation block comment for the display()
  method now accurately reflects how it works.

• 1.2.0 (stable, 2005-03-18)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Add methods for password rows without
  confirmation fields. Request 3867.
  * Have docblocks for Select methods indicate
  defaults must match data type of entries.
  Bug 3870.

• 1.1.3 (stable, 2005-03-07)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * returnResetRow() and returnSubmitRow() were
  mistakenly closed <th> with </td>.

• 1.1.2 (stable, 2005-02-25)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Remove foreign characters from package.xml so
  the package can be installed by PEAR 1.4.0.

• 1.1.1 (stable, 2005-01-10)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Change default value of $default parameters to NULL.
  * Allow 0 or '' be default values in *Select() methods. Bug 2645.

• 1.1.0 (stable, 2004-10-23)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Go stable.

• 1.1.0RC4 (beta, 2004-10-04)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Add valign="top" to default value of HTML_FORM_TH_ATTR.

  * Use HTML_FORM_TH_ATTR as default for $thattr parameter
  in returnPlaintextRow() and addPlaintext().

• 1.1.0RC3 (beta, 2004-09-21)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Added HTML_FORM_TH_ATTR and HTML_FORM_TD_ATTR constants.
  Used as default values for the $thattr and $tdattr
  parameters to most methods.

  * Enhance docblocks.

• 1.1.0RC2 (beta, 2004-06-15)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Add $attr, $caption and $capattr parameters to dislpay().

  * Remove $attr from *PlaintextRow() methods.

  * Remove ":" from all $title cells to improve flexibility.

  * returnEnd() no longer populates _fields for
  addPlaintext() items.

  * Improve docblocks for *PasswordRow() methods.

• 1.1.0RC1 (beta, 2004-06-14)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  * Don't pass $this->action through basename() in
  returnStart() or start(). Bug #658.

  * Make notes in the docblock comments regarding
  methods with unusual parameter orders. Bug #659.

  * addImage() now works. Accomplished by adding
  displayImage(), displayImageRow(), returnImageRow()
  and returnImage() methods. Bug #1126.

  * Have returnStart() put $this->target into the
  <form> element's attributes. PHP Bug #24017. (nicos)

  * Remove reference on $default in
  displayTextareaRow(). PHP Bug #22062. (mj)

  * Add docblock comments.

  * Add new methods: returnRadio(), returnRadioRow()
  and returnFileRow().

  * $maxlength parameter added to returnText(),
  returnTextRow(), returnPassword(), returnPasswordRow(),
  returnTextarea() and returnTextareaRow() for
  consistency with display*() methods' parameters.

  * Add $maxlength to addPassword(), displayPassword(),
  and displayPasswordRow().

  * $accept parameter added to returnMultipleFiles()
  and returnFile() for consistency with addFile().

  * Add $attr parameter to most methods.

  * valign="top" added to <td> in returnPlaintextRow()
  for consistency with displayPlaintextRow().

  * displayFile() and displayMultipleFiles() now
  produce a separate hidden input for MAX_FILE_SIZE.

  * returnCheckbox() now does a type sensitive
  comparison on $default to determine if checked.

  * ":" now appears in each $title.

  * Add the $thattr and $tdattr parameters.

  * Use <th> instead of <td> for empty cell in returnSubmitRow()
  and returnResetRow(), matching layout of other methods.

  * Ease maintenance by having all display*() methods
  just print the results of the return*() methods.

  * $default parameter to addCheckbox() now defaults
  to FALSE.

  * $default parameter to addTextarea() and
  addPassword() now defaults an empty string.

  * Define the constants used by addTextarea():
  HTML_FORM_TEXTAREA_WT and HTML_FORM_TEXTAREA_HT.

  * Add "$multipartformdata = false" parameter to
  start() for compatibility with returnStart().

  * Have returnStart() put $this->enctype and
  $this->target into the <form> element's attributes.

  * register_long_arrays can now be Off.

  * Change checked to checked="checked".

  * Clean up nesting/indenting of HTML output.

  * Change while/list/each to foreach in
  returnSelect() and returnEnd().

  * Remove references from $entries parameter to
  returnSelectRow() and displaySelectRow().

  * returnEnd() no longer populates _fields
  for addBlank() items.

  * Fix $defined variable values in display():
  reset: 0 should have been 1
  submit: 0 should have been 2
  blank: 0 should have been 1
  radio: 3 should have been 1
  select: 4 should have been 5

  * Added tests.

• 1.0.1 (stable, 2003-04-09)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  Packaging fix

• 1.0 (stable, 2003-01-10)
  Release notes

  License: PHP License

  Initial independent release

Bugs