CakePHP 1.2 FormHelper Examples

CakePHP 1.2 FormHelper Examples
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create
You write this …
create('Model',array('default' => false)); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which begins your form.
end
You write this …
end();?>; ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which ends your form.
label
You write this …
label('Contacts.firstName','First Name',null); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
First Name
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
First Name
input
You write this …
input('firstName'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
FirstName
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
FirstName
inputs
You write this …
inputs(array('firstName','lastName','middleName'),array('middleName')); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
New ContactsFirstNameLastName
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
New Contacts
FirstName
LastName
checkbox
You write this …
checkbox('Contacts.firstName'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:

radio
You write this …
radio('Contacts.firstName',array('yes','no')); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
yesno
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
yes
no
text
You write this …
text('Contacts.firstName'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
password
You write this …
password('Contacts.password'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
textarea
You write this …
textarea('Contacts.comments',array('rows'=>'10','cols'=>'50')); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
hidden
You write this …
hidden('Contacts.status'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
file
You write this …
file('Contacts.attached'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
submit
You write this …
submit('Submit'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
submitImage
You write this …
submitImage('cake.icon.png'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
select
You write this …
select('Contacts.type',array('vendor'=>'vendor','subcontractor'=>'subcontractor','employee'=>'employee'),'vendor',null,false); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
vendor
subcontractor
employee
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
vendor subcontractor employee
day
You write this …
day('Day',null,null,false); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
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year
You write this …
year('Year',2006,2017,null,null,false); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
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… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
month
You write this …
month('Month',null,null,false); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
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… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
hour
You write this …
hour('Hour',true,null,null,false); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
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… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
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minute
You write this …
minute('Minute'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
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… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
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meridian
You write this …
meridian('Meridian'); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
am
pm
… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
  am pm
dateTime
You write this …
dateTime('dateTime','DMY',24,null,null); ?>
… and CakePHP returns this …
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… which renders (as I have it styled) as this:
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