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CActiveForm

Package system.web.widgets
Inheritance class CActiveForm » CWidget » CBaseController » CComponent
Subclasses CCodeForm
Since 1.1.1
Source Code framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php
CActiveForm provides a set of methods that can help to simplify the creation of complex and interactive HTML forms that are associated with data models.

The 'beginWidget' and 'endWidget' call of CActiveForm widget will render the open and close form tags. Most other methods of CActiveForm are wrappers of the corresponding 'active' methods in CHtml. Calling them in between the 'beginWidget' and 'endWidget' calls will render text labels, input fields, etc. For example, calling CActiveForm::textField would generate an input field for a specified model attribute.

What makes CActiveForm extremely useful is its support for data validation. CActiveForm supports data validation at three levels:
  • server-side validation: the validation is performed at server side after the whole page containing the form is submitted. If there is any validation error, CActiveForm will render the error in the page back to user.
  • AJAX-based validation: when the user enters data into an input field, an AJAX request is triggered which requires server-side validation. The validation result is sent back in AJAX response and the input field changes its appearance accordingly.
  • client-side validation (available since version 1.1.7): when the user enters data into an input field, validation is performed on the client side using JavaScript. No server contact will be made, which reduces the workload on the server.


All these validations share the same set of validation rules declared in the associated model class. CActiveForm is designed in such a way that all these validations will lead to the same user interface changes and error message content.

To ensure data validity, server-side validation is always performed. By setting enableAjaxValidation to true, one can enable AJAX-based validation; and by setting enableClientValidation to true, one can enable client-side validation. Note that in order to make the latter two validations work, the user's browser must has its JavaScript enabled. If not, only the server-side validation will be performed.

The AJAX-based validation and client-side validation may be used together or separately. For example, in a user registration form, one may use AJAX-based validation to check if the user has picked a unique username, and use client-side validation to ensure all required fields are entered with data. Because the AJAX-based validation may bring extra workload on the server, if possible, one should mainly use client-side validation.

The AJAX-based validation has a few limitations. First, it does not work with file upload fields. Second, it should not be used to perform validations that may cause server-side state changes. Third, it is not designed to work with tabular data input for the moment.

Support for client-side validation varies for different validators. A validator will support client-side validation only if it implements CValidator::clientValidateAttribute and has its CValidator::enableClientValidation property set true. At this moment, the following core validators support client-side validation:

CActiveForm relies on CSS to customize the appearance of input fields which are in different validation states. In particular, each input field may be one of the four states: initial (not validated), validating, error and success. To differentiate these states, CActiveForm automatically assigns different CSS classes for the last three states to the HTML element containing the input field. By default, these CSS classes are named as 'validating', 'error' and 'success', respectively. We may customize these CSS classes by configuring the clientOptions property or specifying in the error method.

The following is a piece of sample view code showing how to use CActiveForm:

<?php $form = $this->beginWidget('CActiveForm', array(
    'id'=>'user-form',
    'enableAjaxValidation'=>true,
    'enableClientValidation'=>true,
    'focus'=>array($model,'firstName'),
)); ?>

<?php echo $form->errorSummary($model); ?>

<div class="row">
    <?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'firstName'); ?>
    <?php echo $form->textField($model,'firstName'); ?>
    <?php echo $form->error($model,'firstName'); ?>
</div>
<div class="row">
    <?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'lastName'); ?>
    <?php echo $form->textField($model,'lastName'); ?>
    <?php echo $form->error($model,'lastName'); ?>
</div>

<?php $this->endWidget(); ?>


To respond to the AJAX validation requests, we need the following class code:
public function actionCreate()
{
    $model=new User;
    $this->performAjaxValidation($model);
    if(isset($_POST['User']))
    {
        $model->attributes=$_POST['User'];
        if($model->save())
            $this->redirect('index');
    }
    $this->render('create',array('model'=>$model));
}

protected function performAjaxValidation($model)
{
    if(isset($_POST['ajax']) && $_POST['ajax']==='user-form')
    {
        echo CActiveForm::validate($model);
        Yii::app()->end();
    }
}


In the above code, if we do not enable the AJAX-based validation, we can remove the performAjaxValidation method and its invocation.

Public Properties

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PropertyTypeDescriptionDefined By
action mixed the form action URL (see CHtml::normalizeUrl for details about this parameter). CActiveForm
actionPrefix string the prefix to the IDs of the actions. CWidget
clientOptions array the options to be passed to the javascript validation plugin. CActiveForm
controller CController Returns the controller that this widget belongs to. CWidget
enableAjaxValidation boolean whether to enable data validation via AJAX. CActiveForm
enableClientValidation boolean whether to enable client-side data validation. CActiveForm
errorMessageCssClass string the CSS class name for error messages. CActiveForm
focus mixed form element to get initial input focus on page load. CActiveForm
htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes that should be rendered for the form tag. CActiveForm
id string Returns the ID of the widget or generates a new one if requested. CWidget
method string the form submission method. CActiveForm
owner CBaseController Returns the owner/creator of this widget. CWidget
skin mixed the name of the skin to be used by this widget. CWidget
stateful boolean whether to generate a stateful form (See CHtml::statefulForm). CActiveForm
viewPath string Returns the directory containing the view files for this widget. CWidget

Protected Properties

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PropertyTypeDescriptionDefined By
attributes array the javascript options for model attributes (input ID => options) CActiveForm
summaryID string the ID of the container element for error summary CActiveForm

Public Methods

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MethodDescriptionDefined By
__call() Calls the named method which is not a class method. CComponent
__construct() Constructor. CWidget
__get() Returns a property value, an event handler list or a behavior based on its name. CComponent
__isset() Checks if a property value is null. CComponent
__set() Sets value of a component property. CComponent
__unset() Sets a component property to be null. CComponent
actions() Returns a list of actions that are used by this widget. CWidget
asa() Returns the named behavior object. CComponent
attachBehavior() Attaches a behavior to this component. CComponent
attachBehaviors() Attaches a list of behaviors to the component. CComponent
attachEventHandler() Attaches an event handler to an event. CComponent
beginCache() Begins fragment caching. CBaseController
beginClip() Begins recording a clip. CBaseController
beginContent() Begins the rendering of content that is to be decorated by the specified view. CBaseController
beginWidget() Creates a widget and executes it. CBaseController
canGetProperty() Determines whether a property can be read. CComponent
canSetProperty() Determines whether a property can be set. CComponent
checkBox() Renders a checkbox for a model attribute. CActiveForm
checkBoxList() Renders a checkbox list for a model attribute. CActiveForm
colorField() Renders a color picker field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
createWidget() Creates a widget and initializes it. CBaseController
dateField() Renders a date field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
dateTimeField() Renders a datetime field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
dateTimeLocalField() Renders a local datetime field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
detachBehavior() Detaches a behavior from the component. CComponent
detachBehaviors() Detaches all behaviors from the component. CComponent
detachEventHandler() Detaches an existing event handler. CComponent
disableBehavior() Disables an attached behavior. CComponent
disableBehaviors() Disables all behaviors attached to this component. CComponent
emailField() Renders an email field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
enableBehavior() Enables an attached behavior. CComponent
enableBehaviors() Enables all behaviors attached to this component. CComponent
endCache() Ends fragment caching. CBaseController
endClip() Ends recording a clip. CBaseController
endContent() Ends the rendering of content. CBaseController
endWidget() Ends the execution of the named widget. CBaseController
error() Displays the first validation error for a model attribute. CActiveForm
errorSummary() Displays a summary of validation errors for one or several models. CActiveForm
evaluateExpression() Evaluates a PHP expression or callback under the context of this component. CComponent
fileField() Renders a file field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
getController() Returns the controller that this widget belongs to. CWidget
getEventHandlers() Returns the list of attached event handlers for an event. CComponent
getId() Returns the ID of the widget or generates a new one if requested. CWidget
getOwner() Returns the owner/creator of this widget. CWidget
getViewFile() Looks for the view script file according to the view name. CWidget
getViewPath() Returns the directory containing the view files for this widget. CWidget
hasEvent() Determines whether an event is defined. CComponent
hasEventHandler() Checks whether the named event has attached handlers. CComponent
hasProperty() Determines whether a property is defined. CComponent
hiddenField() Renders a hidden field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
init() Initializes the widget. CActiveForm
label() Renders an HTML label for a model attribute. CActiveForm
labelEx() Renders an HTML label for a model attribute. CActiveForm
listBox() Renders a list box for a model attribute. CActiveForm
numberField() Renders a number field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
passwordField() Renders a password field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
radioButton() Renders a radio button for a model attribute. CActiveForm
radioButtonList() Renders a radio button list for a model attribute. CActiveForm
raiseEvent() Raises an event. CComponent
rangeField() Generates a range field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
render() Renders a view. CWidget
renderFile() Renders a view file. CBaseController
renderInternal() Renders a view file. CBaseController
run() Runs the widget. CActiveForm
searchField() Renders a search field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
setId() Sets the ID of the widget. CWidget
telField() Renders a tel field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
textArea() Renders a text area for a model attribute. CActiveForm
textField() Renders a text field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
timeField() Renders a time field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
urlField() Renders a url field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
validate() Validates one or several models and returns the results in JSON format. CActiveForm
validateTabular() Validates an array of model instances and returns the results in JSON format. CActiveForm
weekField() Renders a week field for a model attribute. CActiveForm
widget() Creates a widget and executes it. CBaseController

Property Details

action property
public mixed $action;

the form action URL (see CHtml::normalizeUrl for details about this parameter). If not set, the current page URL is used.

attributes property (available since v1.1.7)
protected array $attributes;

the javascript options for model attributes (input ID => options)

See Also

clientOptions property
public array $clientOptions;

the options to be passed to the javascript validation plugin. The following options are supported:

  • ajaxVar: string, the name of the parameter indicating the request is an AJAX request. When the AJAX validation is triggered, a parameter named as this property will be sent together with the other form data to the server. The parameter value is the form ID. The server side can then detect who triggers the AJAX validation and react accordingly. Defaults to 'ajax'.
  • validationUrl: string, the URL that performs the AJAX validations. If not set, it will take the value of action.
  • validationDelay: integer, the number of milliseconds that an AJAX validation should be delayed after an input is changed. A value 0 means the validation will be triggered immediately when an input is changed. A value greater than 0 means changing several inputs may only trigger a single validation if they happen fast enough, which may help reduce the server load. Defaults to 200 (0.2 second).
  • validateOnSubmit: boolean, whether to perform AJAX validation when the form is being submitted. If there are any validation errors, the form submission will be stopped. Defaults to false.
  • validateOnChange: boolean, whether to trigger an AJAX validation each time when an input's value is changed. You may want to turn this off if it causes too much performance impact, because each AJAX validation request will submit the data of the whole form. Defaults to true.
  • validateOnType: boolean, whether to trigger an AJAX validation each time when the user presses a key. When setting this property to be true, you should tune up the 'validationDelay' option to avoid triggering too many AJAX validations. Defaults to false.
  • hideErrorMessage: boolean, whether to hide the error message even if there is an error. Defaults to false, which means the error message will show up whenever the input has an error.
  • inputContainer: string, the jQuery selector for the HTML element containing the input field. During the validation process, CActiveForm will set different CSS class for the container element to indicate the state change. If not set, it means the closest 'div' element that contains the input field.
  • errorCssClass: string, the CSS class to be assigned to the container whose associated input has AJAX validation error. Defaults to 'error'.
  • successCssClass: string, the CSS class to be assigned to the container whose associated input passes AJAX validation without any error. Defaults to 'success'.
  • validatingCssClass: string, the CSS class to be assigned to the container whose associated input is currently being validated via AJAX. Defaults to 'validating'.
  • errorMessageCssClass: string, the CSS class assigned to the error messages returned by AJAX validations. Defaults to 'errorMessage'.
  • beforeValidate: function, the function that will be invoked before performing ajax-based validation triggered by form submission action (available only when validateOnSubmit is set true). The expected function signature should be beforeValidate(form) {...}, where 'form' is the jquery representation of the form object. If the return value of this function is NOT true, the validation will be cancelled.
  • errorCallback: function, the function to be invoked if the ajax request fails.

    Note that because this option refers to a js function, you should wrap the value with CJavaScriptExpression to prevent it from being encoded as a string. This option has been available since version 1.1.3.
  • afterValidate: function, the function that will be invoked after performing ajax-based validation triggered by form submission action (available only when validateOnSubmit is set true). The expected function signature should be afterValidate(form, data, hasError) {...}, where 'form' is the jquery representation of the form object; 'data' is the JSON response from the server-side validation; 'hasError' is a boolean value indicating whether there is any validation error. If the return value of this function is NOT true, the normal form submission will be cancelled.

    Note that because this option refers to a js function, you should wrap the value with CJavaScriptExpression to prevent it from being encoded as a string. This option has been available since version 1.1.3.
  • beforeValidateAttribute: function, the function that will be invoked before performing ajax-based validation triggered by a single attribute input change. The expected function signature should be beforeValidateAttribute(form, attribute) {...}, where 'form' is the jquery representation of the form object and 'attribute' refers to the js options for the triggering attribute (see error). If the return value of this function is NOT true, the validation will be cancelled.

    Note that because this option refers to a js function, you should wrap the value with CJavaScriptExpression to prevent it from being encoded as a string. This option has been available since version 1.1.3.
  • afterValidateAttribute: function, the function that will be invoked after performing ajax-based validation triggered by a single attribute input change. The expected function signature should be afterValidateAttribute(form, attribute, data, hasError) {...}, where 'form' is the jquery representation of the form object; 'attribute' refers to the js options for the triggering attribute (see error); 'data' is the JSON response from the server-side validation; 'hasError' is a boolean value indicating whether there is any validation error.

    Note that because this option refers to a js function, you should wrap the value with CJavaScriptExpression to prevent it from being encoded as a string. This option has been available since version 1.1.3.


Some of the above options may be overridden in individual calls of error(). They include: validationDelay, validateOnChange, validateOnType, hideErrorMessage, inputContainer, errorCssClass, successCssClass, validatingCssClass, beforeValidateAttribute, afterValidateAttribute.

enableAjaxValidation property
public boolean $enableAjaxValidation;

whether to enable data validation via AJAX. Defaults to false. When this property is set true, you should respond to the AJAX validation request on the server side as shown below:

public function actionCreate()
{
    $model=new User;
    if(isset($_POST['ajax']) && $_POST['ajax']==='user-form')
    {
        echo CActiveForm::validate($model);
        Yii::app()->end();
    }
    ......
}

enableClientValidation property (available since v1.1.7)
public boolean $enableClientValidation;

whether to enable client-side data validation. Defaults to false.

When this property is set true, client-side validation will be performed by validators that support it (see CValidator::enableClientValidation and CValidator::clientValidateAttribute).

See Also

errorMessageCssClass property
public string $errorMessageCssClass;

the CSS class name for error messages. Since 1.1.14 this defaults to 'errorMessage' defined in CHtml::$errorMessageCss. Individual error call may override this value by specifying the 'class' HTML option.

focus property (available since v1.1.4)
public mixed $focus;

form element to get initial input focus on page load.

Defaults to null meaning no input field has a focus. If set as array, first element should be model and second element should be the attribute. If set as string any jQuery selector can be used

Example - set input focus on page load to:

  • 'focus'=>array($model,'username') - $model->username input filed
  • 'focus'=>'#'.CHtml::activeId($model,'username') - $model->username input field
  • 'focus'=>'#LoginForm_username' - input field with ID LoginForm_username
  • 'focus'=>'input[type="text"]:first' - first input element of type text
  • 'focus'=>'input:visible:enabled:first' - first visible and enabled input element
  • 'focus'=>'input:text[value=""]:first' - first empty input

htmlOptions property
public array $htmlOptions;

additional HTML attributes that should be rendered for the form tag.

method property
public string $method;

the form submission method. This should be either 'post' or 'get'. Defaults to 'post'.

stateful property
public boolean $stateful;

whether to generate a stateful form (See CHtml::statefulForm). Defaults to false.

summaryID property (available since v1.1.7)
protected string $summaryID;

the ID of the container element for error summary

See Also

Method Details

checkBox() method
public string checkBox(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated check box
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#897 (show)
public function checkBox($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeCheckBox($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a checkbox for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeCheckBox. Please check CHtml::activeCheckBox for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

checkBoxList() method
public string checkBoxList(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $data, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$data array value-label pairs used to generate the check box list.
$htmlOptions array addtional HTML options.
{return} string the generated check box list
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#945 (show)
public function checkBoxList($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeCheckBoxList($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a checkbox list for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeCheckBoxList. Please check CHtml::activeCheckBoxList for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

colorField() method (available since v1.1.16)
public string colorField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#760 (show)
public function colorField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeColorField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a color picker field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeColorField. Please check CHtml::activeColorField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

dateField() method (available since v1.1.11)
public string dateField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#679 (show)
public function dateField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeDateField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a date field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeDateField. Please check CHtml::activeDateField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

dateTimeField() method (available since v1.1.16)
public string dateTimeField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#712 (show)
public function dateTimeField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeDateTimeField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a datetime field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeDateTimeField. Please check CHtml::activeDateTimeField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

dateTimeLocalField() method (available since v1.1.16)
public string dateTimeLocalField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#728 (show)
public function dateTimeLocalField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeDateTimeLocalField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a local datetime field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeDateTimeLocalField. Please check CHtml::activeDateTimeLocalField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

public string dropDownList(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $data, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$data array data for generating the list options (value=>display)
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated drop down list
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#913 (show)
public function dropDownList($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeDropDownList($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a dropdown list for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeDropDownList. Please check CHtml::activeDropDownList for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

emailField() method (available since v1.1.11)
public string emailField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#631 (show)
public function emailField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeEmailField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders an email field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeEmailField. Please check CHtml::activeEmailField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

error() method
public string error(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ), boolean $enableAjaxValidation=true, boolean $enableClientValidation=true)
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute name
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes to be rendered in the container div tag. Besides all those options available in CHtml::error, the following options are recognized in addition:
  • validationDelay
  • validateOnChange
  • validateOnType
  • hideErrorMessage
  • inputContainer
  • errorCssClass
  • successCssClass
  • validatingCssClass
  • beforeValidateAttribute
  • afterValidateAttribute
These options override the corresponding options as declared in options for this particular model attribute. For more details about these options, please refer to clientOptions. Note that these options are only used when enableAjaxValidation or enableClientValidation is set true.
  • inputID
When an CActiveForm input field uses a custom ID, for ajax/client validation to work properly inputID should be set to the same ID

Example:
<div class="form-element">
   <?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'attribute'); ?>
   <?php echo $form->textField($model,'attribute', array('id'=>'custom-id')); ?>
   <?php echo $form->error($model,'attribute',array('inputID'=>'custom-id')); ?>
</div>


When client-side validation is enabled, an option named "clientValidation" is also recognized. This option should take a piece of JavaScript code to perform client-side validation. In the code, the variables are predefined:
  • value: the current input value associated with this attribute.
  • messages: an array that may be appended with new error messages for the attribute.
  • attribute: a data structure keeping all client-side options for the attribute
This should NOT be a function but just the code, Yii will enclose the code you provide inside the actual JS function.
$enableAjaxValidation boolean whether to enable AJAX validation for the specified attribute. Note that in order to enable AJAX validation, both enableAjaxValidation and this parameter must be true.
$enableClientValidation boolean whether to enable client-side validation for the specified attribute. Note that in order to enable client-side validation, both enableClientValidation and this parameter must be true. This parameter has been available since version 1.1.7.
{return} string the validation result (error display or success message).
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#445 (show)
public function error($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array(),$enableAjaxValidation=true,$enableClientValidation=true)
{
    if(!
$this->enableAjaxValidation)
        
$enableAjaxValidation=false;
    if(!
$this->enableClientValidation)
        
$enableClientValidation=false;

    if(!isset(
$htmlOptions['class']))
        
$htmlOptions['class']=$this->errorMessageCssClass;

    if(!
$enableAjaxValidation && !$enableClientValidation)
        return 
CHtml::error($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);

    
$id=CHtml::activeId($model,$attribute);
    
$inputID=isset($htmlOptions['inputID']) ? $htmlOptions['inputID'] : $id;
    unset(
$htmlOptions['inputID']);
    if(!isset(
$htmlOptions['id']))
        
$htmlOptions['id']=$inputID.'_em_';

    
$option=array(
        
'id'=>$id,
        
'inputID'=>$inputID,
        
'errorID'=>$htmlOptions['id'],
        
'model'=>get_class($model),
        
'name'=>$attribute,
        
'enableAjaxValidation'=>$enableAjaxValidation,
    );

    
$optionNames=array(
        
'validationDelay',
        
'validateOnChange',
        
'validateOnType',
        
'hideErrorMessage',
        
'inputContainer',
        
'errorCssClass',
        
'successCssClass',
        
'validatingCssClass',
        
'beforeValidateAttribute',
        
'afterValidateAttribute',
    );
    foreach(
$optionNames as $name)
    {
        if(isset(
$htmlOptions[$name]))
        {
            
$option[$name]=$htmlOptions[$name];
            unset(
$htmlOptions[$name]);
        }
    }
    if(
$model instanceof CActiveRecord && !$model->isNewRecord)
        
$option['status']=1;

    if(
$enableClientValidation)
    {
        
$validators=isset($htmlOptions['clientValidation']) ? array($htmlOptions['clientValidation']) : array();
        unset(
$htmlOptions['clientValidation']);

        
$attributeName $attribute;
        if((
$pos=strrpos($attribute,']'))!==false && $pos!==strlen($attribute)-1// e.g. [a]name
        
{
            
$attributeName=substr($attribute,$pos+1);
        }

        foreach(
$model->getValidators($attributeName) as $validator)
        {
            if(
$validator->enableClientValidation)
            {
                if((
$js=$validator->clientValidateAttribute($model,$attributeName))!='')
                    
$validators[]=$js;
            }
        }
        if(
$validators!==array())
            
$option['clientValidation']=new CJavaScriptExpression("function(value, messages, attribute) {\n".implode("\n",$validators)."\n}");
    }

    if(empty(
$option['hideErrorMessage']) && empty($this->clientOptions['hideErrorMessage']))
        
$html=CHtml::error($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
    else
        
$html='';
    if(
$html==='')
    {
        if(isset(
$htmlOptions['style']))
            
$htmlOptions['style']=rtrim($htmlOptions['style'],';').';display:none';
        else
            
$htmlOptions['style']='display:none';
        
$html=CHtml::tag(CHtml::$errorContainerTag,$htmlOptions,'');
    }

    
$this->attributes[$inputID]=$option;
    return 
$html;
}

Displays the first validation error for a model attribute. This is similar to CHtml::error except that it registers the model attribute so that if its value is changed by users, an AJAX validation may be triggered.

See Also

errorSummary() method
public string errorSummary(mixed $models, string $header=NULL, string $footer=NULL, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$models mixed the models whose input errors are to be displayed. This can be either a single model or an array of models.
$header string a piece of HTML code that appears in front of the errors
$footer string a piece of HTML code that appears at the end of the errors
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes to be rendered in the container div tag.
{return} string the error summary. Empty if no errors are found.
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#548 (show)
public function errorSummary($models,$header=null,$footer=null,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    if(!
$this->enableAjaxValidation && !$this->enableClientValidation)
        return 
CHtml::errorSummary($models,$header,$footer,$htmlOptions);

    if(!isset(
$htmlOptions['id']))
        
$htmlOptions['id']=$this->id.'_es_';
    
$html=CHtml::errorSummary($models,$header,$footer,$htmlOptions);
    if(
$html==='')
    {
        if(
$header===null)
            
$header='<p>'.Yii::t('yii','Please fix the following input errors:').'</p>';
        if(!isset(
$htmlOptions['class']))
            
$htmlOptions['class']=CHtml::$errorSummaryCss;
        
$htmlOptions['style']=isset($htmlOptions['style']) ? rtrim($htmlOptions['style'],';').';display:none' 'display:none';
        
$html=CHtml::tag('div',$htmlOptions,$header."\n<ul><li>dummy</li></ul>".$footer);
    }

    
$this->summaryID=$htmlOptions['id'];
    foreach(
is_array($models) ? $models : array($models) as $model)
        foreach(
$model->getSafeAttributeNames() as $attribute)
            
$this->_summaryAttributes[]=CHtml::activeId($model,$attribute);

    return 
$html;
}

Displays a summary of validation errors for one or several models. This method is very similar to CHtml::errorSummary except that it also works when AJAX validation is performed.

fileField() method
public string fileField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#867 (show)
public function fileField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeFileField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a file field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeFileField. Please check CHtml::activeFileField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

hiddenField() method
public string hiddenField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#822 (show)
public function hiddenField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeHiddenField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a hidden field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeHiddenField. Please check CHtml::activeHiddenField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

init() method
public void init()
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#324 (show)
public function init()
{
    if(!isset(
$this->htmlOptions['id']))
        
$this->htmlOptions['id']=$this->id;
    else
        
$this->id=$this->htmlOptions['id'];

    if(
$this->stateful)
        echo 
CHtml::statefulForm($this->action$this->method$this->htmlOptions);
    else
        echo 
CHtml::beginForm($this->action$this->method$this->htmlOptions);

    if(
$this->errorMessageCssClass===null)
        
$this->errorMessageCssClass=CHtml::$errorMessageCss;
}

Initializes the widget. This renders the form open tag.

label() method
public string label(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated label tag
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#584 (show)
public function label($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeLabel($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders an HTML label for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeLabel. Please check CHtml::activeLabel for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

labelEx() method
public string labelEx(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated label tag
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#599 (show)
public function labelEx($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeLabelEx($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders an HTML label for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeLabelEx. Please check CHtml::activeLabelEx for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

listBox() method
public string listBox(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $data, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$data array data for generating the list options (value=>display)
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated list box
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#929 (show)
public function listBox($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeListBox($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a list box for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeListBox. Please check CHtml::activeListBox for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

numberField() method (available since v1.1.11)
public string numberField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#647 (show)
public function numberField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeNumberField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a number field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeNumberField. Please check CHtml::activeNumberField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

passwordField() method
public string passwordField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#837 (show)
public function passwordField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activePasswordField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a password field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activePasswordField. Please check CHtml::activePasswordField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

radioButton() method
public string radioButton(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated radio button
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#882 (show)
public function radioButton($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeRadioButton($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a radio button for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeRadioButton. Please check CHtml::activeRadioButton for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

radioButtonList() method
public string radioButtonList(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $data, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$data array value-label pairs used to generate the radio button list.
$htmlOptions array addtional HTML options.
{return} string the generated radio button list
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#961 (show)
public function radioButtonList($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeRadioButtonList($model,$attribute,$data,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a radio button list for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeRadioButtonList. Please check CHtml::activeRadioButtonList for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

rangeField() method (available since v1.1.11)
public string rangeField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#663 (show)
public function rangeField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeRangeField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Generates a range field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeRangeField. Please check CHtml::activeRangeField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

run() method
public void run()
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#344 (show)
public function run()
{
    if(
is_array($this->focus))
        
$this->focus="#".CHtml::activeId($this->focus[0],$this->focus[1]);

    echo 
CHtml::endForm();
    
$cs=Yii::app()->clientScript;
    if(!
$this->enableAjaxValidation && !$this->enableClientValidation || empty($this->attributes))
    {
        if(
$this->focus!==null)
        {
            
$cs->registerCoreScript('jquery');
            
$cs->registerScript('CActiveForm#focus',"
                if(!window.location.hash)
                    jQuery('"
.$this->focus."').focus();
            "
);
        }
        return;
    }

    
$options=$this->clientOptions;
    if(isset(
$this->clientOptions['validationUrl']) && is_array($this->clientOptions['validationUrl']))
        
$options['validationUrl']=CHtml::normalizeUrl($this->clientOptions['validationUrl']);

    foreach(
$this->_summaryAttributes as $attribute)
        
$this->attributes[$attribute]['summary']=true;
    
$options['attributes']=array_values($this->attributes);

    if(
$this->summaryID!==null)
        
$options['summaryID']=$this->summaryID;

    if(
$this->focus!==null)
        
$options['focus']=$this->focus;

    if(!empty(
CHtml::$errorCss))
        
$options['errorCss']=CHtml::$errorCss;

    
$options=CJavaScript::encode($options);
    
$cs->registerCoreScript('yiiactiveform');
    
$id=$this->id;
    
$cs->registerScript(__CLASS__.'#'.$id,"jQuery('#$id').yiiactiveform($options);");
}

Runs the widget. This registers the necessary javascript code and renders the form close tag.

searchField() method (available since v1.1.14)
public string searchField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#807 (show)
public function searchField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeSearchField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a search field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeSearchField. Please check CHtml::activeSearchField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

telField() method (available since v1.1.14)
public string telField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#776 (show)
public function telField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeTelField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a tel field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeTelField. Please check CHtml::activeTelField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

textArea() method
public string textArea(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated text area
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#852 (show)
public function textArea($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeTextArea($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a text area for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeTextArea. Please check CHtml::activeTextArea for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

textField() method
public string textField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#791 (show)
public function textField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeTextField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a text field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeTextField. Please check CHtml::activeTextField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

timeField() method (available since v1.1.14)
public string timeField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#696 (show)
public function timeField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeTimeField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a time field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeTimeField. Please check CHtml::activeTimeField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

urlField() method (available since v1.1.11)
public string urlField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#615 (show)
public function urlField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeUrlField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a url field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeUrlField. Please check CHtml::activeUrlField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.

validate() method
public static string validate(mixed $models, array $attributes=NULL, boolean $loadInput=true)
$models mixed a single model instance or an array of models.
$attributes array list of attributes that should be validated. Defaults to null, meaning any attribute listed in the applicable validation rules of the models should be validated. If this parameter is given as a list of attributes, only the listed attributes will be validated.
$loadInput boolean whether to load the data from $_POST array in this method. If this is true, the model will be populated from $_POST[ModelClass].
{return} string the JSON representation of the validation error messages.
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#978 (show)
public static function validate($models$attributes=null$loadInput=true)
{
    
$result=array();
    if(!
is_array($models))
        
$models=array($models);
    foreach(
$models as $model)
    {
        
$modelName=CHtml::modelName($model);
        if(
$loadInput && isset($_POST[$modelName]))
            
$model->attributes=$_POST[$modelName];
        
$model->validate($attributes);
        foreach(
$model->getErrors() as $attribute=>$errors)
            
$result[CHtml::activeId($model,$attribute)]=$errors;
    }
    return 
function_exists('json_encode') ? json_encode($result) : CJSON::encode($result);
}

Validates one or several models and returns the results in JSON format. This is a helper method that simplifies the way of writing AJAX validation code.

validateTabular() method
public static string validateTabular(mixed $models, array $attributes=NULL, boolean $loadInput=true)
$models mixed an array of model instances.
$attributes array list of attributes that should be validated. Defaults to null, meaning any attribute listed in the applicable validation rules of the models should be validated. If this parameter is given as a list of attributes, only the listed attributes will be validated.
$loadInput boolean whether to load the data from $_POST array in this method. If this is true, the model will be populated from $_POST[ModelClass][$i].
{return} string the JSON representation of the validation error messages.
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#1007 (show)
public static function validateTabular($models$attributes=null$loadInput=true)
{
    
$result=array();
    if(!
is_array($models))
        
$models=array($models);
    foreach(
$models as $i=>$model)
    {
        
$modelName=CHtml::modelName($model);
        if(
$loadInput && isset($_POST[$modelName][$i]))
            
$model->attributes=$_POST[$modelName][$i];
        
$model->validate($attributes);
        foreach(
$model->getErrors() as $attribute=>$errors)
            
$result[CHtml::activeId($model,'['.$i.']'.$attribute)]=$errors;
    }
    return 
function_exists('json_encode') ? json_encode($result) : CJSON::encode($result);
}

Validates an array of model instances and returns the results in JSON format. This is a helper method that simplifies the way of writing AJAX validation code for tabular input.

weekField() method (available since v1.1.16)
public string weekField(CModel $model, string $attribute, array $htmlOptions=array ( ))
$model CModel the data model
$attribute string the attribute
$htmlOptions array additional HTML attributes.
{return} string the generated input field
Source Code: framework/web/widgets/CActiveForm.php#744 (show)
public function weekField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions=array())
{
    return 
CHtml::activeWeekField($model,$attribute,$htmlOptions);
}

Renders a week field for a model attribute. This method is a wrapper of CHtml::activeWeekField. Please check CHtml::activeWeekField for detailed information about the parameters for this method.