/**
* Get the value of a field
*
* @param string $field The field's name
* @param null $fallback
* @return mixed
* @static
*/
public static function getValue($field, $fallback = null)
{
return \Former\Former::getValue($field, $fallback);
}
/**
* Use values stored in Former to populate the current field
*/
private function repopulate($fallback = null)
{
if (is_null($fallback)) {
$fallback = $this->value;
}
// Get values from POST, populated, and manually set value
$post = Former::getPost($this->name);
$populate = Former::getValue($this->name);
// Assign a priority to each
if (!is_null($post)) {
$value = $post;
} elseif (!is_null($populate)) {
$value = $populate;
} else {
$value = $fallback;
}
return $value;
}