X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FCatalyst%2FManual%2FTutorial%2F09_AdvancedCRUD%2F09_FormHandler.pod;h=13f38368dd756974623f65572c50ae798400a5a3;hb=433f1ad4d6b7013515ccbe89062be0d3b0a60c27;hp=cfd23cf33661166a07a3db0e75ed5a0576687ac9;hpb=0abc72edf5636d7f700793f5b700180428102feb;p=catagits%2FCatalyst-Manual.git diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/09_AdvancedCRUD/09_FormHandler.pod b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/09_AdvancedCRUD/09_FormHandler.pod index cfd23cf..13f3836 100644 --- a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/09_AdvancedCRUD/09_FormHandler.pod +++ b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/09_AdvancedCRUD/09_FormHandler.pod @@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ L =head1 DESCRIPTION -This portion of the tutorial explores L and -how it can be used to manage forms, perform validation of form input, -as well as save and restore data to/from the database. This was written -using HTML::FormHandler version 0.28001. +This portion of the tutorial explores +L and how it can be used to manage +forms, perform validation of form input, and save and restore data +to or from the database. This was written using HTML::FormHandler version +0.28001. See L @@ -75,8 +76,13 @@ from CPAN: sudo cpan HTML::FormHandler::Model::DBIC -It will install L as a prereq. +It will install L as a prerequisite. +Also, add: + + requires 'HTML::FormHandler::Model::DBIC'; + +to your C. =head1 HTML::FormHandler FORM CREATION @@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ add additional functionality to the manually created form from Chapter 4. =head2 Using FormHandler in your controllers -FormHandler doen't have a Catalyst base controller, because interfacing +FormHandler doesn't have a Catalyst base controller, because interfacing to a form is only a couple of lines of code. =head2 Create a Book Form @@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ to a form is only a couple of lines of code. Create the directory C. Create C: package MyApp::Form::Book; + use HTML::FormHandler::Moose; extends 'HTML::FormHandler::Model::DBIC'; use namespace::autoclean; @@ -215,14 +222,15 @@ Add range constraints to the 'rating' field: has_field 'rating' => ( type => 'Integer', range_start => 1, range_end => 5 ); The 'authors' relationship is a 'many-to-many' pseudo-relation, so this field -can be set to Multiple to allow the selection of multiple authors and make it +can be set to Multiple to allow the selection of multiple authors; also, make it required: - has_field 'authors' => ( type => 'Multiple', required => 1 ); + has_field 'authors' => ( type => 'Multiple', label_column => 'last_name', + required => 1 ); -Note: FormHandler automatically strips whitespace at the beginning or end of fields. -If you want some other kind of stripping (or none) you can specify it explicitly. -(see L) +Note: FormHandler automatically strips whitespace at the beginning and +end of fields. If you want some other kind of stripping (or none) you +can specify it explicitly; see L. =head2 Try Out the Updated Form @@ -280,9 +288,9 @@ green. Experiment with other edits to various books. =head2 See additional documentation on FormHandler - L +L - L +L #formhandler on irc.perl.org