tabledrag_example_simple_form.inc

Example demonstrating a simple (i.e. 'sort' only) tabledrag form

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * Example demonstrating a simple (i.e. 'sort' only) tabledrag form
 */

/**
 * Build the tabledrag_simple_example_form form.
 *
 * @return array
 *   A form array set for theming by theme_tabledrag_example_simple_form()
 *
 * @ingroup tabledrag_example
 */
function tabledrag_example_simple_form($form_state) {
    // Identify that the elements in 'example_items' are a collection, to
    // prevent Form API from flattening the array when submitted.
    $form['example_items']['#tree'] = TRUE;
    // Fetch the example data from the database, ordered by weight ascending.
    //
    // This query excludes the last two tabledrag_example database rows, as
    // they are intended only for the 'parent/child' tabledrag examples.
    $result = db_query('SELECT id, name, description, weight FROM {tabledrag_example} WHERE id < 8 ORDER BY weight ASC');
    // Iterate through each database result.
    foreach ($result as $item) {
        // Create a form entry for this item.
        //
        // Each entry will be an array using the unique id for that item as
        // the array key, and an array of table row data as the value.
        $form['example_items'][$item->id] = array(
            // We'll use a form element of type '#markup' to display the item name.
'name' => array(
                '#markup' => check_plain($item->name),
            ),
            // We'll use a form element of type '#textfield' to display the item
            // description, which will allow the value to be changed via the form.
            // We limit the input to 255 characters, which is the limit we set on
            // the database field.
'description' => array(
                '#type' => 'textfield',
                '#default_value' => check_plain($item->description),
                '#size' => 20,
                '#maxlength' => 255,
            ),
            // The 'weight' field will be manipulated as we move the items around in
            // the table using the tabledrag activity.  We use the 'weight' element
            // defined in Drupal's Form API.
'weight' => array(
                '#type' => 'weight',
                '#title' => t('Weight'),
                '#default_value' => $item->weight,
                '#delta' => 10,
                '#title_display' => 'invisible',
            ),
        );
    }
    // Now we add our submit button, for submitting the form results.
    //
    // The 'actions' wrapper used here isn't strictly necessary for tabledrag,
    // but is included as a Form API recommended practice.
    $form['actions'] = array(
        '#type' => 'actions',
    );
    $form['actions']['submit'] = array(
        '#type' => 'submit',
        '#value' => t('Save Changes'),
    );
    return $form;
}

/**
 * Theme callback for the tabledrag_example_simple_form form.
 *
 * The theme callback will format the $form data structure into a table and
 * add our tabledrag functionality.  (Note that drupal_add_tabledrag should be
 * called from the theme layer, and not from a form declaration.  This helps
 * keep template files clean and readable, and prevents tabledrag.js from
 * being added twice accidently.
 *
 * @return array
 *   The rendered tabledrag form
 *
 * @ingroup tabledrag_example
 */
function theme_tabledrag_example_simple_form($variables) {
    $form = $variables['form'];
    // Initialize the variable which will store our table rows.
    $rows = array();
    // Iterate over each element in our $form['example_items'] array.
    foreach (element_children($form['example_items']) as $id) {
        // Before we add our 'weight' column to the row, we need to give the
        // element a custom class so that it can be identified in the
        // drupal_add_tabledrag call.
        //
        // This could also have been done during the form declaration by adding
        // '#attributes' => array('class' => 'example-item-weight'),
        // directy to the 'weight' element in tabledrag_example_simple_form().
        $form['example_items'][$id]['weight']['#attributes']['class'] = array(
            'example-item-weight',
        );
        // We are now ready to add each element of our $form data to the $rows
        // array, so that they end up as individual table cells when rendered
        // in the final table.  We run each element through the drupal_render()
        // function to generate the final html markup for that element.
        $rows[] = array(
            'data' => array(
                // Add our 'name' column.
drupal_render($form['example_items'][$id]['name']),
                // Add our 'description' column.
drupal_render($form['example_items'][$id]['description']),
                // Add our 'weight' column.
drupal_render($form['example_items'][$id]['weight']),
            ),
            // To support the tabledrag behaviour, we need to assign each row of the
            // table a class attribute of 'draggable'. This will add the 'draggable'
            // class to the <tr> element for that row when the final table is
            // rendered.
'class' => array(
                'draggable',
            ),
        );
    }
    // We now define the table header values.  Ensure that the 'header' count
    // matches the final column count for your table.
    $header = array(
        t('Name'),
        t('Description'),
        t('Weight'),
    );
    // We also need to pass the drupal_add_tabledrag() function an id which will
    // be used to identify the <table> element containing our tabledrag form.
    // Because an element's 'id' should be unique on a page, make sure the value
    // you select is NOT the same as the form ID used in your form declaration.
    $table_id = 'example-items-table';
    // We can render our tabledrag table for output.
    $output = theme('table', array(
        'header' => $header,
        'rows' => $rows,
        'attributes' => array(
            'id' => $table_id,
        ),
    ));
    // And then render any remaining form elements (such as our submit button).
    $output .= drupal_render_children($form);
    // We now call the drupal_add_tabledrag() function in order to add the
    // tabledrag.js goodness onto our page.
    //
    // For a basic sortable table, we need to pass it:
    // - the $table_id of our <table> element,
    // - the $action to be performed on our form items ('order'),
    // - a string describing where $action should be applied ('siblings'),
    // - and the class of the element containing our 'weight' element.
    drupal_add_tabledrag($table_id, 'order', 'sibling', 'example-item-weight');
    return $output;
}

/**
 * Submit callback for the tabledrag_example_simple_form form.
 *
 * Updates the 'weight' column for each element in our table, taking into
 * account that item's new order after the drag and drop actions have been
 * performed.
 *
 * @ingroup tabledrag_example
 */
function tabledrag_example_simple_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
    // Because the form elements were keyed with the item ids from the database,
    // we can simply iterate through the submitted values.
    foreach ($form_state['values']['example_items'] as $id => $item) {
        db_query("UPDATE {tabledrag_example} SET weight = :weight WHERE id = :id", array(
            ':weight' => $item['weight'],
            ':id' => $id,
        ));
    }
}

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
tabledrag_example_simple_form Build the tabledrag_simple_example_form form.
tabledrag_example_simple_form_submit Submit callback for the tabledrag_example_simple_form form.
theme_tabledrag_example_simple_form Theme callback for the tabledrag_example_simple_form form.