/**
* Create a form input field.
*
* @param string $type
* @param string $name
* @param string $value
* @param array $options
* @return string
*/
public static function input($type, $name, $value = null, $options = array())
{
//will implode all the options value and return as element attributes
//$optionvalue = self::attributes($options);
$optionvalue = JArrayHelper::toString($options);
//assign the html
$html = '';
//swtich the type of input
switch ($type) {
// return text input
case 'text':
$html .= '<input type="text" name="' . $name . '" value="' . $value . '" ' . $optionvalue . ' />';
break;
//return email input
//return email input
case 'email':
$html .= '<input type="email" name="' . $name . '" value="' . $value . '" ' . $optionvalue . ' />';
break;
//return password input
//return password input
case 'password':
$html .= '<input type="password" name="' . $name . '" ' . $optionvalue . ' value="' . $value . '" />';
break;
//return textarea input element
//return textarea input element
case 'textarea':
$html .= '<textarea ' . $optionvalue . ' name="' . $name . '" value="' . $value . '" >' . $value . '</textarea>';
break;
//return file input element
//return file input element
case 'file':
$html .= '<input type="file" name="' . $name . '" ' . $optionvalue . ' value="' . $value . '" />';
break;
//return radio input element
//return radio input element
case 'radio':
$id = isset($options['id']) && !empty($options['id']) ? $options['id'] : '';
$html .= J2Html::booleanlist($name, $options, $value, $yes = 'JYES', $no = 'JNO', $id);
break;
//return checkbox element
//return checkbox element
case 'checkbox':
$html .= '<input type="checkbox" ' . $optionvalue . ' value="' . $value . '" />';
break;
case 'editor':
break;
case 'button':
$html .= '<input type="button" name="' . $name . '" ' . $optionvalue . ' value ="' . $value . '"';
if (isset($options['onclick']) && !empty($options['onclick'])) {
$html .= ' onclick ="' . $options['onclick'] . '"';
}
$html .= ' />';
break;
case 'submit':
$html .= '<input type="submit" name="' . $name . '" ' . $optionvalue . 'value ="' . $value . '" />';
break;
case 'hidden':
$html .= '<input type="hidden" name="' . $name . '" ' . $optionvalue . ' value ="' . $value . '" />';
break;
case 'file':
$html .= '<input type="file" name="' . $name . '" value="' . $value . '" />';
break;
}
return $html;
}
