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//******* my custom helper for a dayOfBirth select element <?php /* * This file was created by Creative Web Group Syria , Developement Team * website : http://www.creativewebgroup-sy.com * email : info@creativewebgroup-sy.com */ /** * * @author Creative Web Group Syria */ class Msrofi_View_Helper_BirthElement extends Zend_View_Helper_FormElement { protected $html = ''; public function birthElement($name, $value = null, $attribs = null , $options = null) { $day = $month = $year = ''; if (is_array($value)){ $day = (isset($value['day'])) ? $value['day'] : ''; $month = (isset($value['month'])) ? $value['month'] : ''; $year = (isset($value['year'])) ? $value['year'] : ''; }else{ list($year, $month , $day) = split('-',$value); } $helper = new Zend_View_Helper_FormSelect(); $helper->setView($this->view); $this->html .= $helper->formSelect($name . '[day]', $day , null, $options['day']); $this->html .= ' / ' .$helper->formSelect($name . '[month]', $month , null, $options['month']); $this->html .= ' / ' .$helper->formSelect($name . '[year]', $year , null, $options['year']); return $this->html; } } ?> //********* my extended form element <?php class Msrofi_Form_Element_Birth extends Zend_Form_Element_Multi { public $helper = 'birthElement'; protected $_dateFormat = '%year%-%month%-%day%'; protected $_day = null; protected $_month = null; protected $_year = null; public function setDay($num) { $this->_day = $num; return $this; } public function setMonth($num) { $this->_month = $num; return $this; } public function setYear($num) { $this->_year = $num; return $this; } public function setValue($value) { if (is_array($value) && (isset($value['day']) && isset($value['month']) && isset($value['year']) ) ) { $this->setYear($value['year']) ->setMonth($value['month']) ->setDay($value['day']); $value = str_replace( array('%year%', '%month%', '%day%'), array($this->_year, $this->_month, $this->_day), $this->_dateFormat ); }else { throw new Exception('Invalid date value provided'); } return parent::setValue($value); } public function getValue() { if(!isset($this->_year) || !isset($this->_month) || !isset($this->_day)){ $data = false; }else{ $data= str_replace( array('%year%', '%month%', '%day%'), array($this->_year, $this->_month, $this->_day), $this->_dateFormat ); } return $data ; } } ?> /************* remember to add $view->addHelperPath('Msrofi/View/Helper','Msrofi_View_Helper'); to your view helper. now you can create your element like this : $dateOfBirth = new Msrofi_Form_Element_Birth('dateOfBirth'); $dateOfBirth->setLabel('Date Of Birth') ->addValidator('NotEmpty') //->addValidator(new Zend_Validate_Date('Y-n-j')) // see the note down ->addValidator(new Zend_Validate_Date(array('format' => 'Y-n-j'))) // or this which is in the new ZF code[1] http://bit.ly/asRHOM ->setRequired(true); plus you can add the values like any select element using setMultiOptions function .. ************/ /*********** use this modified Zend_Validate_Date to validate your date http://www.oeic.net/oeic/2007/09/06/date-validation-in-zend-framework/ ************/ /************* [1] thanks http://twitter.com/elazar for pointing me to the new code *************/

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