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Returns form fields and labels based on Matrix entries.

Installation. The directory */fieldbuilder* should be placed in */system/expressionengine/third_party/*

Usage

    {exp:fieldbuilder 
        label="{the_display_name_for_the_field}" 
        type="{form_input_type}"
        name="{to_create_name_and_id}"
        options="{comma_separated_list_of_options}" 
        req"{yes_or_no}"
    }

Works Best With…

‘Matrix’ by Pixel & Tonic

The plugin works best with a matrix of fields that can be set by a user in the expressionengine control panel when publishing an entry.

Examples

For a {type} of "text" that was shown as required the plugin would return,

    <label for="{name}">{label}</label>  
    <input type="{type}" name="{name}" id="{name}" class="required" />

 
For a {type} of "select" the plugin would return,

    <label for="{name}">{label}</label>  
    <select name="{name}" id="{name}">  
    <option value="" selected="selected">Please Select…</option>  
    <option value="{options(1)}">{options(1)}</option>  
    <option value="{options(2)}">{options(2)}</option>  
    <option value="{options(3)}">{options(3)}</option>  
    <option value="{options(4)}">{options(4)}</option>  
    </select>  

 
For all of the other types available the plugin will return pretty much what you expect, a label, then the fieldtype laid out in a valid way. 

This plugin currently supports the following fieldtypes. *Name* *[variant]* *(argument)* 

1.    Input (text)
2.    Text Area (text_area)
3.    Select (select)
4.    Select [multiple] (multi)
5.    Upload (upload)
6.    Checkbox [single] (checkbox)
7.    Checkbox [multiple] (multic)
8.    Radio Buttons (radio)

Use the argument values above in a select field within the matrix either on their own, or to the left of a colon when paired with a more readable label, like so…

  text : First Name
  select : Home State
  checkbox : Newsletter

Field Builder Links

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This entry was last updated March 21, 2011, 4:34 am.

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