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Build a drupal 6 form

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 00:01 — ndj

How to build a drupal 6 form with out a DB

In this first example i will let you see how to build a simple DRUPAL 6 form with out a DB.

Drupal 6 form
function my_module_hook_form()  
{            
   $form['my_module_name_firstname'] = array( 
      '#type'  => 'textfield', 
      '#title' => t('The minimum date for to order the cards')
   );
 
   $form['submit'] = array(
      '#type'  => 'submit',
      '#value' => 'save'
   );

   $output = drupal_get_form('my_module_hook_form');

   return  $output;  
}  

function my_module_hook_form_validate($form, &$form_state)
{
    // your form validation    
}


function  my_module_hook_form_submit($form, &$form_state)
{
    // your form submit and some db insert    
}

How to build a drupal 6 form with a DB

In this second example i will let you see how to build a simple DRUPAL 6 form with a DB.

Drupal 6 TableExample
function my_module_hook_form()  
{  
    $query = "SELECT * FROM {my_tablename} WHERE content = '%s'";
    $result = db_query($query, $value);
    
    while ($row = db_fetch_object($result))
    {
        $form['some_standard' . $row->cell_value] = array(
            '#type'  => $row->cell_type_value,
             '#title' => t($row->cell_title_value)
        );    
    }
 
    $form['submit'] = array(
        '#type'  => 'submit',
        '#value' => 'save'
    );

    $output = drupal_get_form('my_module_hook_form');

    return  $output;  
}

function my_module_hook_form_validate($form, &$form_state)
{
    // your form validation
}


function  my_module_hook_form_submit($form, &$form_state)
{
    // your form submit and some db insert
}

How to build a drupal 6 form with table

In this last example i will let you see how to build a simple DRUPAL 6 form with a DB.

Drupal 6 TableExample
function my_module_hook_form()  
{            
    $form['my_module_name_firstname'] = array(
        '#type'  => 'textfield',
        '#title' => t('The minimum date for to order the cards')
    );
 
    $form['submit'] = array(
        '#type'  => 'submit',
        '#value' => 'save'
    );

    $output = drupal_get_form('my_module_hook_form');
    return  $output;  
}    

function theme_my_module_hook_form($form)
{
    $rows = array();

    $header = array(
                array('data' => t('Name'),
                array('data' => t('field')
    );

    $rows[] = array(
                t('some name'),  
                array(
                    'data' => drupal_render($form['my_module_name_firstname']) ,
                    'id' => $checkbox_value
                ),
    );        
                
    $output = theme('table', $header, $rows);
    $output .= drupal_render($form);
    return $output;
}

function my_module_hook_form_theme()
{
    return array(
            'my_module_hook_form_form' => array(
                                'arguments' => array('form' => NULL),                             
                                'file' => 'somefolder/some_file_name.inc',
            ),    
    );
}

function my_module_hook_form_validate($form, &$form_state)
{
    // your form validation
}

function  my_module_hook_form_submit($form, &$form_state)
{
    // your form submit and some db insert  
}


All drupal 6 form types

 #type  the explenation
 checkbox  This are normal checkboxes
 date  This is a date
 fieldset  This is not a form but a fieldset for more butifull forms
 file  This is a file upload field
 password  This is a password field
 radio  This is a radio button
 radios  This is a mutiple ratio buttons
 select  This is a option select field
 textarea  This is a textarea
 textfield  This is a simple textfield
 weight  This is the weight of the form elelment

All possible vars

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