/**
* Method to allow derived classes to preprocess the form.
*
* @param JForm $form A JForm object.
* @param mixed $data The data expected for the form.
* @param string $group The name of the plugin group to import (defaults to "content").
*
* @return void
*
* @see JFormField
* @since 11.1
* @throws Exception if there is an error in the form event.
*/
protected function preprocessForm(JForm $form, $data, $group = 'content')
{
if (!$data) {
parent::preprocessForm($form, $data, $group);
return;
}
$blogXML = JPATH_ROOT . '/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.xml';
$listXML = JPATH_ROOT . '/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default.xml';
$articleXML = JPATH_ROOT . '/components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.xml';
$menuXML = JPATH_BASE . '/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_component.xml';
// set list params
$listParams = simplexml_load_file($listXML);
$listParams->fields[1]['name'] = 'list';
// set blog params
$blogParams = simplexml_load_file($blogXML);
$blogParams->fields[1]['name'] = 'blog';
// set article params
$articleParams = simplexml_load_file($articleXML);
$articleParams->fields[1]['name'] = 'article';
// create Form
$this->listForm = JForm::getInstance('list', $listParams->asXML(), array('control' => 'jform'), true, '/metadata');
$this->blogForm = JForm::getInstance('blog', $blogParams->asXML(), array('control' => 'jform'), true, '/metadata');
$this->articleForm = JForm::getInstance('article', $articleParams->asXML(), array('control' => 'jform'), true, '/metadata');
// set menu xml
$menuParams = simplexml_load_file($menuXML);
$menuParams->fields[0]['name'] = 'list';
$this->listForm->load($menuParams->asXML(), true, '/form');
$menuParams->fields[0]['name'] = 'blog';
$this->blogForm->load($menuParams->asXML(), true, '/form');
$menuParams->fields[0]['name'] = 'article';
$this->articleForm->load($menuParams->asXML(), true, '/form');
// bind data
$data->list = json_decode($data->list);
$data->blog = json_decode($data->blog);
$data->article = json_decode($data->article);
$this->listForm->bind($data);
$this->blogForm->bind($data);
$this->articleForm->bind($data);
parent::preprocessForm($form, $data, $group);
}
/**
* Method to set new item ordering as first or last.
*
* @param JTable $table Item table to save.
* @param string $position 'first' or other are last.
*
* @return void
*/
public function setOrderPosition($table, $position = 'last')
{
parent::setOrderPosition($table, $position);
}