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HTML_QuickForm::createElement()

HTML_QuickForm::createElement() -- Creates a new form element of the given type

Synopsis

require_once 'HTML/QuickForm.php';

object &HTML_QuickForm::createElement (string $elementType)

Description

Creates a new form element of the given type. This method accepts variable number of parameters, their meaning and count depending on $elementType.

Parameters starting from second will be passed to the element's constructor, consult the docs for the appropriate element to find out which parameters to pass.

Parameter

string $elementType

type of element to create (text, textarea, file...)

Return value

return object, descendant of HTML_QuickForm_element

Throws

Table 31-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
QUICKFORM_UNREGISTERED_ELEMENTElement '$element' does not exist in HTML_QuickForm::_loadElement()Tried to create an element of unknown typeCheck the type name spelling or use HTML_QuickForm::registerElementType()

Note

since 1.0

This function can be called statically.

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