[html-formfu] get_element method

[Dermot]

2008/9/16 Carl Franks <fireartist at gmail.com>:
> 2008/9/16 Dermot <paikkos at googlemail.com>:
     $select->options(\@roles);
>
> You need get_all_element(), which does a recursive search.
>
> get_element() only searches elements which are direct children of
> whatever you're searching.
> (and if you're searching a form with auto_fieldset(1), then
> get_element() will only ever return the fieldset)
>

Ahh. Ok.


>> I have had this problem in a few different controllers in my Cat app.
>> What I have been doing is
>>
>>        my $select = $form->get_all_elements({type => 'Select'});
>>        $c->log->debug("Select=",join ' ', $select->[0]);
>>        $select->[0]->options(\@roles);
>
> You want get_all_element() - not get_all_elements()
>
> The first returns a single element - the second returns an arrayref of
> elements, even if there's only 1 to return.

That's the tip.  This works

  my $select = $form->get_all_element({type => 'Select'});
  $select->options(\@roles);

Thanx,
Dp.