[html-formfu] Config::General "select" form field

[Florent Angly]

Carl Franks wrote:
> 2008/12/15 Florent Angly <florent.angly at gmail.com>:
>   
>> Hi all,
>> I have trouble creating Config::General code for a form select field. For
>> example, how does the following YAML config translate into Config::General?
>>     
>>> elements:
>>>  - type: Select
>>>    name: sex
>>>    options:
>>>      - [ 'm', 'Male' ]
>>>      - [ 'f', 'Female' ]
>>>       
>> I've tried many syntaxes without success. Thanks for your help,
>>     
>
> You can use a combination of YAML and Data::Dumper to convert the yaml to perl:
> $ perl -MYAML=LoadFile -MData::Dumper -le 'print
> Dumper(LoadFile(q{config.yml}))'
>
> $VAR1 = {
>           'elements' => [
>                           {
>                             'options' => [
>                                            [
>                                              'm',
>                                              'Male'
>                                            ],
>                                            [
>                                              'f',
>                                              'Female'
>                                            ]
>                                          ],
>                             'name' => 'sex',
>                             'type' => 'Select'
>                           }
>                         ]
>         };
>
> Hopefully that'll help you write it in Config::General syntax.
> (I can't answer your question directly, as I don't use Config::General)
>
> If those arrays in options() cause problems, you could also use the
> following form:
>
> $VAR1 = {
>           'elements' => [
>                           {
>                             'options' => [
>                                            {
>                                              'value' => 'm',
>                                              'label' => 'Male'
>                                            },
>                                            {
>                                              'value' => 'f',
>                                              'label' => 'Female'
>                                            }
>                                          ],
>                             'name' => 'sex',
>                             'type' => 'Select'
>                           }
>                         ]
>         };
>
>
> Carl
>
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>   
Exactly Carl! Using the alternate way worked. The Config::General code 
looks like that:

<elements>
    name        sex
    type        Select
    <options>
        value   m
        label   Male
    </options>
    <options>
        value   f
        label   Female
    </options>
</elements>

Thanks for your help. Best,

Florent