GetTextField

string
CForm::GetTextField(
 int answer_id,
 string value = "",
 mixed size = "",
 string add_to_text = "class=\"inputtext\""
)

The method returns HTML code of single line text field. This field is designed to input a the "text" type answer.

The method can be used both in the web form to create new result, and to edit the existing one. Non-static method.

Note
Name of resulting HTML field will be generated based on the following mask:
form_text_answer_id

Method parameters

See Also

• CForm::GetTextValue
• HTML field names

Examples of use

<?
/*******************************************
       Result edit
*******************************************/

$RESULT_ID = 12; // Result ID

// if "Save" button is clicked...
if (strlen($_REQUEST["save"])>0)
{
    // use the data received from the form  
    $arrVALUES = $_REQUEST; 
}
else
{
    // generate this array from the data by the result 
    $arrVALUES = CFormResult::GetDataByIDForHTML($RESULT_ID); 
}
?>
<form action="" method="POST">
<table>
    <tr>
        <td>Last name:</td>
        <td><?

            // array, describing the single line text field 
            // contains minimally-required fields
            $arAnswer = array(
                "ID"            => 586,   // ID of the field for answer to the question "Your last name?"
                "VALUE"         => "",    // parameter ANSWER_VALUE (default value)
                "FIELD_WIDTH"   => 10,    // field width
                "FIELD_PARAM"   => ""     // field parameters
                );

            // get the current value
            $value = CForm::GetTextValue($arAnswer["ID"], $arAnswer, $arrVALUES);

            // display the field
            echo CForm::GetTextField(
                $arAnswer["ID"],
                $value,
                $arAnswer["FIELD_WIDTH"],
                $arAnswer["FIELD_PARAM"]
                );
            ?></td>
    </tr>
</table>
<input type="submit" name="save" value="Save">
</form>