Get up to 80 % extra points for free! More info:

Lesson 14 - Form framework in PHP - Finishing the basic concept

In the previous lesson, Form framework for PHP - Form, we started working on our form class. In today's tutorial, we'll finish up with the basics of it.

Rendering

A key feature of our form class will be to render its controls as HTML code. Let's go over our expectations before we dive into it.

Expectations

We will be able to render an entire form by calling the render() method:

<?= $form->render() ?>

The result should look like the following:

Generating forms automatically in PHP

Occasionally, we might need a more complex form. There could be headings, images and other additional elements between controls. Therefore, we'll need to add partial rendering as well, like this:


 

...End of the preview...
Continue further

You will gain knowledge worth hundreds of thousands for a few crowns

You've come here and that's great! We believe that the first lessons showed you something new and useful
Do you want to continue the course? Go to the premium section.

Buy this course

Buy all currently available lessons with exercise submitting and other features for just $11.70
Current account balance $0
By buying this package, you'll have access to all 23 articles (23 lessons) in this course.

Before buying this article, you have to buy the previous one

This article is licensed: Premium, by buying this article, you agree with the terms of use.

What will you get from us in the next lessons?
  • Unlimited and permanent access to individual lessons.
  • High quality IT knowledge.
  • Skills to help you get your dream and well-paid job.

Article description

Requested article covers this content:

In this tutorial, we'll discuss automatic full and partial form rendering in PHP, which we'll implement right away.

You gain credits by supporting our network. This is done by sending a helpful amount of money to support the site, or by creating content for the network.

Article has been written for you by David Capka Hartinger
Avatar
The author is a programmer, who likes web technologies and being the lead/chief article writer at ICT.social. He shares his knowledge with the community and is always looking to improve. He believes that anyone can do what they set their mind to.
Unicorn university David learned IT at the Unicorn University - a prestigious college providing education on IT and economics.
Activities