[html-formfu] Default Values

[Carl Franks]

On 17 April 2012 15:57, Robyn Jonahs <learn.catalyst at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Carl Franks <fireartist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 17 April 2012 14:33, Robyn Jonahs <learn.catalyst at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am using Catalyst 5.90011 with HTML::FormFu::Model::DBIC and mysql
>> >
>> > I am having a problem where I can't get the default value set in mysql
>> > and
>> > also in my Catalyst Schema::Result to get inserted into the database. It
>> > sticks
>> > a null value in rather than my default value. For example, this is a
>> > checkbox
>> >
>> > In the Schema::Result::File.pm
>> >
>> >   "trip",
>> >   { data_type => "tinyint", default_value => 0, is_nullable => 1 },
>> >
>> > In the YAML form definition
>> >     # Trip?
>> >     - type: Checkbox
>> >       name: trip
>> >       label: Trip Expense?
>> >
>> > I get an empty checkbox with a new form, but if I don't check it, then
>> > it
>> > gets set in the database as Null
>> >
>> > If I check it and uncheck it, it gets put into the database as Null
>> >
>> > If I check it, it gets put in the database as 1
>> >
>> > Why won't it insert the default value of 0?
>>
>> I think this would be fixed by either setting the DBIC column to
>> is_nullable => 0
>> or by adding a "default: 0" to the formfu element definition.
>>
>> If you don't want to change is_nullable, and the "default: 0" alone
>> doesn't work, try also adding "retain_default: 0" - it's been a long
>> time since I've used this stuff, and can't remember all the details.
>>
>> Carl
>>
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>
>
> Ah, thanks. That fixed it.
>
> I set it to not null in the mysql definition for the column and left the
> FormFu YAML alone.
> This of course set the schema result correctly after I used the create
> script to update.
>
> I had removed those not nulls since I thought that default would take care
> of setting
> a value and thought it was not required and was redundant.

No problem.
HTML::FormFu::Model::DBIC actually checks the column spec, and only
sets unchecked checkboxes to zero if it's not_nullable, otherwise it
assumes you set it to nullable for a good reason.

Carl