Re: [development] hook_form_alter() node_type_form validation and persistence

6 Oct 2010


      Eric

     For the variable name you only want to use the element name, so for

	['scheduler']['publish']['touch']

     you would use 'touch', so the call to variable_get would be

	variable_get('touch_'.$form['#node_type']->type, 0)

     I tend to make my names more self contained so instead of 'touch'
         I would use something like "publish_touch" to the element and variable name.

Nevets

On 10/6/2010 2:02 PM, Eric Schaefer wrote:
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2010/10/6 Steve Ringwood<nevets@tds.net>:
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The 'scheduler' comes from the form element name
 ($form['workflow']['scheduler'])
You can add new elements to existing field sets or add your own field
 set.
Thats what I guessed. Thats why I tried this:
$form['scheduler'] = array(
       '#type' =>  'fieldset',
       '#title' =>  'Scheduler settings',
       '#collapsible' =>  TRUE,
       '#collapsed' =>  TRUE,
       '#weight' =>  35,
       '#group' =>  'additional_settings',
     );
$form['scheduler']['publish'] = array(
       '#type' =>  'fieldset',
       '#title' =>  'Publishing settings',
       '#collapsible' =>  TRUE,
       '#collapsed' =>  TRUE,
       '#weight' =>  1,
       '#group' =>  'additional_settings',
     );
     $form['scheduler']['publish']['enable'] = array(
       '#type' =>  'checkbox',
       '#title' =>  t('Enable scheduled publishing'),
       '#default_value' =>  variable_get('scheduler_publish_enable_'.
$form['#node_type']->type, 0),
       '#description' =>  t('Check this box to enable scheduled
publishing for this node type.')
     );
     $form['scheduler']['publish']['touch'] = array(
       '#type' =>  'checkbox',
       '#title' =>  t('Alter published on time'),
       '#default_value' =>  variable_get('scheduler_publish_touch_'.
$form['#node_type']->type, 0),
       '#description' =>  t('Check this box to alter the published on
time to match the scheduled time ("touch feature").')
     );
There is supposed to be a "scheduler" fieldset and a "publish"
fieldset inside it. Inside the latter are two checkboxes. The form
gets created alright but the variables don't get set. What am I doing
wrong?
Thanks,
Eric