Select

Class: Code16\Sharp\Form\Fields\SharpFormSelectField

Configuration

make

The $options array can be either:

• a simple key-value array
• an array of arrays with id and label keys. Fore instance:

[
    ['id'=>1, 'label'=>'Label 1'],
    ['id'=>2, 'label'=>'Label 2'],
]

This allows to write code like this:

SharpFormSelectField::make(
    'travel_id',
    Travel::orderBy('departure_date')
        ->get()
        ->map(function ($travel) {
            return [
                'id' => $travel->id,
                'label' => $travel->departure_date->format('Y-m-d') 
                    . ' — ' . $travel->destination
            ];
        })
        ->all()
);

setMultiple

Allow multi-selection (default: false)

setClearable

Allow null value in non-multiple selection (default: false)

setDisplayAsList

Display as a list (the default value):

• radio if multiple=false
• checkboxes if multiple=true

setDisplayAsDropdown

Display as a classic dropdown.

setMaxSelected

Set a maximum item selection (multiple only). Default: unlimited.

setMaxSelectedUnlimited

Unset a maximum item selection (multiple only).

setInline

Display an inline checklist (if multiple + display=list).

setIdAttribute

Set the id name attribute of options (default: "id").

setOptionsLinkedTo

Thanks to this feature, you can link the dataset (meaning: the options) of the select to another field of the form (or even: to some other fields). In this case, the options array must be indexed with the value of the linked field.

For instance:

SharpFormSelectField::make(
    'brand',
    [
        'France' => [
            ['id'=>1, 'label'=>'Renault'],
            ['id'=>2, 'label'=>'Peugeot'],
        ], 
        'Germany' => [
            ['id'=>3, 'label'=>'Audi'],
            ['id'=>4, 'label'=>'Mercedes'],
        ]
    ]
)->setOptionsLinkedTo('country')

This would work on relation with a country form field, which may be valued with "France" or "Germany".

In some cases you may want to depend on more than one field; you must add a nested level in the options array:

SharpFormSelectField::make(
    'model',
    [
        'France' => [
            1 => [['id'=>67, 'label'=>'Clio'], ...],
            2 => ...
        ], 
        'Germany' => [
            3 => [['id'=>98, 'label'=>'A4'], ...],
            4 => ...
        ]
    ]
)->setOptionsLinkedTo('country', 'brand')

Formatter

• toFront: expects

  • a single id value if multiple=false
  • an array of id values OR an array of models if multiple=true

• fromFront: returns

  • a single id value if multiple=false
  • an array of arrays with the "id" key otherwise:

[
    ['id' => 1],
    ['id' => 2]
]