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Defines the base class form used by blocks/edit.php to edit block instance configuration. It works with the {@see block_edit_form} class, or rather the particular subclass defined by this block, to do the editing.
| Copyright: | 2009 Tim Hunt |
| License: | http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later |
| File Size: | 485 lines (21 kb) |
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Defines 1 class
block_edit_form:: (15 methods):
__get()
get_page()
get_block()
definition()
is_editing_the_frontpage()
prepare_defaults()
set_data()
specific_definition()
get_data()
get_context_for_dynamic_submission()
check_access_for_dynamic_submission()
process_dynamic_submission()
set_data_for_dynamic_submission()
get_page_url_for_dynamic_submission()
display_form_when_adding()
Class: block_edit_form - X-Ref
The base class form used by blocks/edit.php to edit block instance configuration.| __get(string $name) X-Ref |
| Magic getter for backward compatibility param: string $name return: block_base|moodle_page |
| get_page() X-Ref |
| Page where we are adding or editing the block To access you can also use magic property $this->page return: moodle_page |
| get_block() X-Ref |
| Instance of the block that is being added or edited To access you can also use magic property $this->block If {{@see self::display_form_when_adding()}} returns true and the configuration form is displayed when adding block, the $this->block->id will be null. return: block_base |
| definition() X-Ref |
| Form definition |
| is_editing_the_frontpage() X-Ref |
| Returns true if the user is editing a frontpage. return: bool |
| prepare_defaults(stdClass $defaults) X-Ref |
| Prepare block configuration data and add default values when needed param: stdClass $defaults return: stdClass |
| set_data($defaults) X-Ref |
| Load in existing data as form defaults param: stdClass $defaults return: void |
| specific_definition($mform) X-Ref |
| Override this to create any form fields specific to this type of block. param: \MoodleQuickForm $mform the form being built. |
| get_data() X-Ref |
| Return submitted data if properly submitted or returns NULL if validation fails or if there is no submitted data. return: stdClass submitted data; NULL if not valid or not submitted or cancelled |
| get_context_for_dynamic_submission() X-Ref |
| Returns context where this form is used return: context |
| check_access_for_dynamic_submission() X-Ref |
| Checks if current user has access to this form, otherwise throws exception |
| process_dynamic_submission() X-Ref |
| Process the form submission, used if form was submitted via AJAX |
| set_data_for_dynamic_submission() X-Ref |
| Load in existing data as form defaults |
| get_page_url_for_dynamic_submission() X-Ref |
| Returns url to set in $PAGE->set_url() when form is being rendered or submitted via AJAX return: moodle_url |
| display_form_when_adding() X-Ref |
| Display the configuration form when block is being added to the page By default when block is added to the page it is added with the default configuration. Some block may require configuration, for example, "glossary random entry" block needs a glossary to be selected, "RSS feed" block needs an RSS feed to be selected, etc. Such blocks can override this function and return true. These blocks must ensure that the function specific_definition() will work if there is no current block id. return: bool |
