/**
* Set Values to Form.
*
* An associative array is used to pre-populate form elements.
* The keys of this array correspond with the element names.
*
* There are two use cases for this method:
* 1) pre-filled form
* Some default values are set to the form, which then get altered by the user.
* b) incomming post data
* Set the incomming POST data values are set to the form for validation.
*
* @param object|array $data Object or Array. If null (default), POST parameters are used.
*/
public function setValues($data = null)
{
// because $data might be an object, typecast $data object to array
if (is_object($data)) {
$data = (array) $data;
}
if (null === $data) {
// fetch data from POST
if ('POST' === \Koch\Http\HttpRequest::getRequestMethod()) {
$data = \Koch\Http\HttpRequest::getPost();
}
}
// now we got an $data array to populate all the formelements with (setValue)
foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
foreach ($this->formelements as $formelement) {
/*
* Exclude some formelements from setValue() by type, e.g. Buttons, etc.
* Setting the value would just change the visible "name" of these elements.
*/
$type = $formelement->getType();
if (true === in_array($type, ['submit', 'button', 'cancelbutton', 'resetbutton'], true)) {
continue;
}
// data[key] and formelement[name] have to match
//if ($formelement->getName() == ucfirst($key)) {
$formelement->setValue($value);
//}
}
}
}
public static function getParameters()
{
// transfer parameters from HttpRequest Object to TargetRoute
if (HttpRequest::getRequestMethod() === 'POST') {
$request = new HttpRequest();
$params = $request->getPost();
self::setParameters($params);
}
return self::$parameters['params'];
}