Thank you devnull,
some answers below:
On Oct 5, 10:14 am, devnull <ache...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all. Just discovered web2py and I think it's great. I wish we
> were using it here at work, and so do some of my co-workers.
>
> I have created a little form as an exercise for myself and I came up
> with some questions.
>
> It's likely that some of the things I'm wondering about are handled by
> the framework and I just don't know it yet...
>
> ... and the rest of the stuff is probably telltale stylistic noob-ness
> that I hope you'll point out.
>
> At the bottom is the controller and view for my form. There's no model
> yet. The form just adds two values, x and y. Here are the questions.
>
> 1. The basic structure of the form is defined in the controller part.
> I did this so I could use the 'requires' argument to the INPUT method
> to specify a validator. Is this ok? The reason I ask is it feels like
> I'm putting view stuff in the controller when I say things like TABLE
> and TR...
You can do
form=SQLFORM.factory(Field('x',double')),Field('y','double')))
and in view
{{=form.custom.begin}}
{{=form.custom.widget.x}}
{{=form.custom.widget.y}}
{{=form.custom.submit}}
{{=form.custom.end}}
then insert the HTML you need in the view.
> 2. I wanted a more specific error message for each field which uses an
> is-float-in-range validator ... But is there a way to refer to the
> actual max and min without repeating it in the string? Something like
> $max and $min?
No, there is not. We could add it. If we do it would be %{minimum}s %
(maximum)s. Pros/Cons?
> 3. At the end of the controller, am I making a mistake by passing x
> and y explicitly? Are they also hiding inside form and can I extract x
> and y from the form in the view html?
You are not but form.vars.x is available inside the view since you are
passing the form.
> 4. Would it be a better practice to redirect the user to another page
> for the result instead of doing everything on the same page? I tried
> this but had some difficulty getting x and y in the second page for
> processing (adding).
I like to redirect on accept. In this case there is no different but
you may have multiple objects in one page that depend on one another.
Without an explicit redirection it ma be difficult to keep track of
their state.
> 5. Do you have any other advice?
No. It seems to me you know aht you are doing.
>
> Looking forward to learning from you all. Thanks in advance!
>
> controller:
>
> def form_example():
> form=FORM(TABLE(
> TR('x',
> INPUT(_type='text',_name='x',
> requires=IS_FLOAT_IN_RANGE(
> 0,500,
> error_message='number between 0 and 500
> required'))),
> TR('y',
> INPUT(_type='text',_name='y',
> requires=IS_FLOAT_IN_RANGE(
> 0,100,
> error_message='number between 0 and 100
> required'))),
> TR('',INPUT(_type='submit',
> _value='add'))))
> sum = x = y = ''
> visibility = 'hidden'
> if form.accepts(request.vars, session):
> sum = float(request.vars.x) + float(request.vars.y)
> visibility = 'visible'
> return dict(form = form,
> sum = sum,
> x = request.vars.x,
> y = request.vars.y,
> visibility = visibility)
>
> view:
>
> <h1>form example</h1>
> {{=form}}
> <table style="visibility:{{=visibility}}">
> <tr>
> <td>Most recent x entered</td>
> <td>{{=x}}</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>Most recent y entered</td>
> <td>{{=y}}</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>sum</td>
> <td>{{=sum}}</td>
> </tr>
> </table>
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