form->hidden()???
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The other Form methods make sense because they are named for the data type that they are associated with. However, although "hidden" is an input type, it is not a data type. When you create a hidden input field, what type of data format is this field used for? When you use the method "form->hidden() and it saves to a db field, what is the data type being saved?
The "hidden" type can in many ways be thought of as a "text" type, but it simply does not show up.
Unfortunately the c5 form helper does not take additional parameters for $form->hidden(), so its not so easy to, for example, add css classes for convenience in jQuery selectors or fix the max size.
Unfortunately the c5 form helper does not take additional parameters for $form->hidden(), so its not so easy to, for example, add css classes for convenience in jQuery selectors or fix the max size.
I've been using the html hidden type for a long time but never stopped to consider what type of data the field was ment to display until now when I need to preset hidden input fields to be auto-saved to the database. I was confusing a display type with an actual data format type used by the database. A hidden form field is just that, Hidden. It needs no display formatting.