// create a new form element $element = new Varien_Data_Form_Element_Text('name', array( 'name' => 'name', 'label' => 'Name', 'value' => '', 'required' => true, 'class' => 'input-text' )); // set the value of the form element $element->setValue('John'); // add the element to a form $form->addElement($element);
// create a select form element $element = new Varien_Data_Form_Element_Select('gender', array( 'name' => 'gender', 'label' => 'Gender', 'required' => true, 'class' => 'select' )); // set the value of the form element $element->setValue('male'); // add options to the select form element $element->addOption('male', 'Male'); $element->addOption('female', 'Female'); // add the element to a form $form->addElement($element);This code creates a select form element with the name "gender", label "Gender", and class "select". It then sets the value of this element to "male". An option for "male" and "female" is added. Finally, the element is added to a form object. Overall, the code examples above are using the Varien library to create and manipulate form elements in PHP. The setValue() method is used to set the value of these elements, which can be useful for pre-populating or updating form fields.