php - How To Remove All DtDdWrappers and Labels on Zend Form Elements -

i know can remove stuff each element individually so

$button ->removedecorator('dtddwrapper')         ->removedecorator('htmltag')      ->removedecorator('label'); 

i wondering if can achieve same elements in zend form?
, how 1 remove dl wrapping form?

markus, here solution use seems work well, suitable you.

first, in order render form no <dl> tag, need set decorators on form object itself. inside class extending zend_form, call zend_form->setdecorators() passing array of form decorators.

from reference guide:

the default decorators zend_form formelements, htmltag (wraps in definition list), , form; equivalent code creating them follows:

  $form->setdecorators(array(       'formelements',       array('htmltag', array('tag' => 'dl')),       'form'   )); 

to wrap form in other dl, use above decorators change dl whatever tag use, typically use div of class form see later.

next, elements need dealt with. zend_form elements have different decorators different types of elements. following groups of element types each have own distinct set of decorators: [submit & button], [captcha], [file], [image], , [radio*]. decorator radio similar standard elements except not specify for attribute inside label.

all other form elements, text, password, select, checkbox, etc use same set of default decorators.

to remove dd/dt tags individual form element need apply our own set of decorators it. here example not use dd/dt tags:

array(     'viewhelper',     'errors',     array('description', array('tag' => 'p', 'class' => 'description')),     array('htmltag',     array('class' => 'form-div')),     array('label',       array('class' => 'form-label')) ); 

this wrap each form element in div tag class form-div. problem is, have apply set of decorators every element don't want wrapped in dd/dt tags can bit problematic.

to solve issue, create class extends zend_form , give default behavior , decorators different default decorators zend_form.

while can't quite have zend_form automatically assign correct decorators specific element types (you can assign them specific element names), can set default, , give ourselves easy access decorators 1 place, if need change, can changed forms.

here base class:

<?php  class application_form_base extends zend_form {     /** @var array decorators use standard form elements */     // these applied our text, password, select, checkbox , radio elements default     public $elementdecorators = array(         'viewhelper',         'errors',         array('description', array('tag' => 'p', 'class' => 'description')),         array('htmltag',     array('class' => 'form-div')),         array('label',       array('class' => 'form-label', 'requiredsuffix' => '*'))     );      /** @var array decorators file input elements */     // these used file elements     public $filedecorators = array(         'file',         'errors',         array('description', array('tag' => 'p', 'class' => 'description')),         array('htmltag',     array('class' => 'form-div')),         array('label',       array('class' => 'form-label', 'requiredsuffix' => '*'))     );      /** @var array decorator use standard elements except not wrap in htmltag */     // array gets set in constructor      // can used if not want element wrapped in div tag @     public $elementdecoratorsnotag = array();      /** @var array decorators button , submit elements */     // decorators used submit , button elements     public $buttondecorators = array(         'viewhelper',         array('htmltag', array('tag' => 'div', 'class' => 'form-button'))     );       public function __construct()     {         // first set $elementdecoratorsnotag decorator, copy of our regular element decorators, not wrapped in div tag         foreach($this->elementdecorators $decorator) {             if (is_array($decorator) && $decorator[0] == 'htmltag') {                 continue; // skip copying value decorator             }             $this->elementdecoratorsnotag[] = $decorator;         }          // set decorator form itself, wraps <form> elements in div tag instead of dl tag          $this->setdecorators(array(                              'formelements',                              array('htmltag', array('tag' => 'div', 'class' => 'form')),                              'form'));          // set default decorators our element decorators, elements added form         // use these decorators         $this->setelementdecorators($this->elementdecorators);          parent::__construct();         // parent::__construct must called last because calls $form->init()         // , after not executed     } }  /*    zend_form_element default decorators:    $this->adddecorator('viewhelper')         ->adddecorator('errors')         ->adddecorator('description', array('tag' => 'p', 'class' => 'description'))         ->adddecorator('htmltag', array('tag' => 'dd',                                         'id'  => array('callback' => $getid)))         ->adddecorator('label', array('tag' => 'dt')); */ 

now use class, extend of forms base class , go assigning elements usual. if use zend_form_element_xxx opposed addelement() need pass 1 of decorators option element constructor, if use zend_form->addelement, use default decorator $elementdecorators assigned in class.

here example shows how extend class:

<?php  class application_form_test extends application_form_base {     public function init()     {         // add text element, automatically use application_form_base->elementdecorators decorators         $this->addelement('text', 'username', array(             'label'      => 'user name:',             'required'   => false,             'filters'    => array('stringtrim'),         ));          // not use correct decorators unless specify them directly         $text2 = new zend_form_element_text(             'text2',             array(                 'decorators' => $this->elementdecorators, // must give right decorator                 'label' => 'text 2'             )         );          $this->addelement($text2);          // add element, uses $elementdecorators         $this->addelement('text', 'email', array(             'label'      => 'email:',              'required'   => false,             'filters'    => array('stringtrim', 'stringtolower'),          ));          // add submit button, don't want use $elementdecorators, pass button decorators instead         $this->addelement('submit', 'submit', array(             'label' => 'continue',              'decorators' => $this->buttondecorators // specify button decorators         ));     } } 

this shows pretty effective way rid of dd/dt , dl elements , replace them own. bit inconvenient have specify decorators every element, opposed being able assign decorators specific elements, seems work well.

to add 1 more solution think looking do, if render element no label, create new decorator , omit label decorator this:

$elementdecorators = array(     'viewhelper',     'errors',     array('description', array('tag' => 'p', 'class' => 'description')),     array('htmltag',     array('class' => 'form-div')),     // array('label',       array('class' => 'form-label', 'requiredsuffix' => '*'))     // comment out or remove label decorator element in question     // can same of decorators if don't want them rendered ); 

feel free ask clarification on anything, out.