[Catalyst] subclassing Catalyst::Controller::HTML::FormFu

[Markus Holzer]

Am Samstag, 17. Januar 2009 12:06:33 schrieb Carl Franks:
> 2009/1/16 Markus Holzer <markus.holzer at dmk-internet.com>:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I have created a subclass Catalyst::Controller::HTML::FormFu because I
> > want to override the load_form() method. I *think* I have done it right,
> > but it doesn't work. The load_form method is never called, but FormFu
> > still works.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> Hi Markus,
>
> I think you've been confused by the documentation which gives an
> example of FormMethod('load_form') as a way to call a method in your
> own controller, to return a form.
> If that's all you want to do, you don't need to sub class, just make
> sure that you use FormMethod() instead of FormConfig(), and that the
> load_form() method is in your controller class.
> The reason it's not currently working, is there's no load_form()
> method anywhere in the FormFu controller code, so nothing's calling
> it.
>
> An example of what I think you should be doing:
>
> package Superclix::Controller::Partnerprogramm;
> use strict;
> use warnings;
> use parent 'Catalyst::Controller';
>
> sub load_form {
>     my ($self, $c) = @_;
>     # returns a HTML::FormFu object
>     # can get an empty form to start with using $c->form;
> }
>
> sub neu : Local : FormMethod('load_form') {
>     my ($self, $c) = @_;
>
>     my $form = $c->stash->{form};
> }
>
> Cheers,
> Carl
>
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I don't want to work with an empty form. I want to get the form as created by 
formconfig and add some things to it. That's why I think subclassing is the 
way to go.