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DataObjectDecorator Question


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DanStephenson

Community Member, 116 Posts

11 March 2011 at 12:40pm

Edited: 11/03/2011 1:12pm

Salutations,

I am trying to use the DataObjectDecorator to add some fields to the UserDefinedForm. I need to add a textbox for a Sidebar. When I use this code in my /code/ directory

<?php
class CustomForm extends DataObjectDecorator{
	function extraField(){
		return array(
			'db' => array(
				'Sidebar' => 'HTMLText'
			),
			'has_one' => array(
			),
		);
	}
	public function updateCMSFields(FieldSet $fields) {
		$fields->push(new HTMLEditorField('Sidebar','Sidebar'));
	}
}
?>

As well, I added the appropriate code onto the _config.php.

When I go into the CMS, the Sidebar field is anchored to the bottom of my editor window. It seems like the CMS is adding the field, but not into the Content->Main fieldset.

How can I add this field to a different tab, or change it's order so it's not anchored to the bottom?

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StuM

Community Member, 59 Posts

11 March 2011 at 3:19pm

perhaps try:

    public function updateCMSFields(FieldSet $fields) {
      $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Content.Main', new HTMLEditorField('Sidebar','Sidebar'));
   } 

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DanStephenson

Community Member, 116 Posts

12 March 2011 at 11:51am

Thanks Stu,

That worked - however I can't get the new field to save any data. When I add my data, and hit the "Save and Publish" button, the page refreshes and my field is blank. Any idea what's wrong?

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martimiz

Forum Moderator, 1391 Posts

15 March 2011 at 6:47am

Try using extraStatics() instead of extraFields():

function extraStatics() {
	return array(
		'db' => array(
			"Sidebar" => "HTMLText",
		)
	);
}

Then do a /dev/build/?flush=1...