[development] wit's end: altering options for an optionwidgets_select element - OR - life without #DANGEROUS_SKIP_CHECK

[Gerhard Killesreiter]

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Harry Slaughter schrieb:
> I want to alter the options for a cck optionwidgets_select element based on data
> in the node itself.
> 
> I can't use a function in the cck widget configuration page because that's
> called before the node is loaded, so I don't know what the options should be yet.
> 
> I can't do it in hook_form_alter() because optionwidgets_select elements have
> not yet been fully rendered (the actual options for the select have not been set
> yet).
> 
> I can make the alteration using #pre_render, but then form validation has run
> already so I've corrupted the form and I fail _form_validate() and get the
> 'illegal choice...' error. And I cannot use the
> drupal_process_form()/drupal_rebuild_form() trick (as seen in AHAH) because the
> #pre_render callback does not have access to $form_state.
> 
> I can't use #DANGEROUS_SKIP_CHECK because it has been removed.


Have you considere to add a #process function that runs after the
optionwidget one? Look at the flexifield  module how to add one.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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