I'm wondering if there is a possibility to add form fields to depending on some options,
for example:
when user select number of options = 8 and user click save, on next view user see 8 text box each with different names.
I was trying to use form fields class not via .xml files but can't get it to work.
Any1 know if it is even possible?
Yes that's is possible. You can get the number of fields from the form. Assume It's 10($count).
Next view you can loop as below and create text boxes.
for($i = 1; $i <= $count; $i++)
echo '<input type="text" name="fields[]" class="class_fields">';
At the backend you can fetch the data as below.
$values = JRequest::getVar( 'fields', 'default_values', 'post', 'array' );
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If you have any issues let me know
To be able to add the list items dynamically you have to write your own JFormField like class and install in inside your component.
In your case you extend the JFormFieldList and override the getOptions() function. In .xml you use the new created input type name.
Here how to create and use new fields classes (start here): http://docs.joomla.org/Creating_a_custom_form_field_type
Next the example how to extend the JFormFieldList class: http://docs.joomla.org/J2.5:How_to_add_custom_filters_to_components
In the second link for simplicity use (for example only)
public function getOptions()
{
// Initialize variables.
$options = array(0=>"Option 0", 1=>"Option 1");
return $options;
}
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Hi There I am using Maatwebsite/Laravel-Excel package to create my excel sheet. i have many dropdown list and i am able to add it for particular cell. i want to add drop down in entire column or in the give column range. can you please guide me how to apply drop down list for entire column please ?
see this is the peace of code
$objValidation2 = $sheet->getCell('E1')->getDataValidation();
above code currently puts drop down in cell E1 only. how can i specify particular cell range to put drop down in the given range
You need to get the row count you need to export.
then try,
for($i=1; $i<=$this->rowCount; $i++){
$objValidation2 = $sheet->getCell('E'.$i)->getDataValidation();
}
For getting row count try using public variable and set it when take the dataset.
For example.
namespace App\Exports;
use App\Invoice;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\FromCollection;
class InvoicesExport implements FromCollection
{
public $rowCount = 0;
public function collection()
{
$invoices = Invoice::all()
$this->rowCount = invoices->count();
return $invoices;
}
}
I have a view about holidays where a user uses a form to choose a place to travel and a hotel. It has two models: HolidaysPlaces and HolidaysHotels.
The user have to fill the form in this order using the view:
The user completes the fields called Place and City (related with the HolidaysPlaces model).
The user checked a checkbox if he/she wants to choose a hotel. It able a field called Hotel (related with HolidaysHotels model).
The user completes that field.
The user press a Create button.
The controller receives and saves both models.
But the problem is when the user doesn't select the checkbox (number 2 of the list): The Hotel fieldis still required (with the red asterisk as defined in its model file). So the Create button doesn't work in this case.
How can I disabled the required feature?
Add a scenario for this case in your HolidaysHotels model, and include only the fields that you want checked.
Example: If you have 3 fields name, date and age that are required, create a scenario for two only, and set the scenario in the controller. Only those two fields will be checked.
In model:
public function scenarios(){
$scenarios = parent::scenarios();
$scenarios['create'] = ['name', 'date'];
return $scenarios;
}
In controller:
$holiday = new HolidayHotels();
$holiday->scenario = 'create';
To know more about scenarios: http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-structure-models.html#scenarios
You can add some condition based validation in your model rules. Here is the snippet for both client and server validation. You can many conditions inside the function block.
['field-1', 'required', 'when' => function ($model) {
return $model->check_box == '1';
}, 'whenClient' => "function (attribute, value) {
return $('#checkbox-id').is(':checked') ';
}"],
The easiest way to solve it is to send the model with empty strings. Then the controller checks if the strings are empty. If so, the model is not saved. Else, it is saved.
It was the only way that works for me.
I have a flight class and this flight has a custom view field like so:
This represents a belongs to many relationship which stores website_id / flight_id and pricing as pivot data in a pivot table.
The custom view uses JS to send this data back to the controller in this format:
{"1":{"price_adult":"434","price_child":"545"},"2":{"price_adult":"323","price_child":"324"},"3":{"price_adult":"434","price_child":"43"}}
Trying to send this data with the request doesn't create the relations fields, and because I do not have a flight ID at the point of creating this within the controller I can not loop this JSON to make the relations manually.
Can anyone point out what the best course of action is or if there is support for this? I took a look at the docs but they are woefully short and patchy in terms of being much help.
EDIT:
I should have said I can probably make this work using a custom name attribute on the model for the relation, then add a set mutator to loop this data and update the prices relation but I don't want to go down this route if there is support for this I am missing out of the box in backpack.
EDIT2:
Someone asked about the relation:
$this->belongsToMany(Website::class, 'website_pricing')->withPivot('price_adult', 'price_child');
This is working fine its not a problem with the relation working its how can I get backpack to store the data as a relation when the flight has no ID yet, or how can I pass the data I posted above in such a way that the backpack crud controller can handle it?
You may need to create a flight first, if no flight id is being provided. Can you explain the database relational structure more?
Basically thought I should post what I did because no one could provide an answer to this.
So basically you have to copy the store / update functions from the parent, changing a few lines.
$this->crud->hasAccessOrFail('create');
// fallback to global request instance
if (is_null($request)) {
$request = \Request::instance();
}
// replace empty values with NULL, so that it will work with MySQL strict mode on
foreach ($request->input() as $key => $value) {
if (empty($value) && $value !== '0') {
$request->request->set($key, null);
}
}
// insert item in the db
$item = $this->crud->create($request->except(['save_action', '_token', '_method']));
$this->data['entry'] = $this->crud->entry = $item;
// show a success message
\Alert::success(trans('backpack::crud.insert_success'))->flash();
// save the redirect choice for next time
parent::setSaveAction();
return parent::performSaveAction($item->getKey());
Basically any line which references a function in the parent class using $this->method needs to be changed to parent::
This line is what I used to submit the relations JSON string passed to the controller as relations $item->prices()->sync(json_decode($request->input('prices'), true));
This is done after the line containing $item = $this->crud->create as the item id that just got stored will be available at that point.
I want to auto generate product names in Magento.
When I'm going to add a product, for the product name I will type some string.
When I save the product, I want the product name to be automatically generated such that the product name becomes Item."productId".
Answering assuming that OP wants to incorporate the auto-increment value from the entity table into business data. This is generally not a great idea.
This is an interesting task which can be easily accomplished with Magento's EAV implementation - particularly when working in the catalog module. First, some background.
When an EAV entity is saved, it has a nice, neat array of key => value pairs which represent the attributes and attribute values for that entity:
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product->_data['attribute_code'] = 'attribute value';
During the save process, the EAV resource model takes this array and iterates over it. For each attribute, identified by its code (attribute_code in the above example) and its entity (catalog_product in the case of products), the configuration for the attribute itself is loaded. Of particular importance is the "backend model" for an attribute, as it is invoked to do pre- and post-processing of/relating to the value.
In the current case, there is a piece of information which will not be present when we are saving the attribute, at least, not in a way in which we can use it: the new product id. This can be used to adjust the original value as part of the save process.
It's always nice to have an example from the core, so, refer to the price attribute and its backend model, Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Attribute_Backend_Price which can be seen in the eav_attribute table:
SELECT `attribute_code`, `backend_model`
FROM `eav_attribute`
LEFT JOIN `eav_entity_type` USING (`entity_type_id`)
WHERE `attribute_code` = 'price';
#+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
#| attribute_code | backend_model |
#+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
#| price | catalog/product_attribute_backend_price |
#+----------------+-----------------------------------------+
#1 row in set (0.00 sec)
When a product is saved, the price attribute's backend_model is instantiated and (in this case) the afterSave() method is called. Incidentally, this method is what updates pricing by conversion rate for website-scoped pricing. This same approach can be used to modify the name attribute.
The following setup script will add the backend model:
<?php
$installer = Mage::getResourceModel('catalog/setup','default_setup');
$installer->startSetup();
$installer->updateAttribute(
'catalog_product',
'name',
'backend_model',
'custom/product_attribute_backend_name'
);
$installer->endSetup();
The corresponding afterSave() method should do the trick:
public function afterSave($object)
{
$value = $object->getData($this->getAttribute()->getAttributeCode());
$origData = $object->getOrigData();
$origValueExist = $origData && array_key_exists($this->getAttribute()->getAttributeCode(), $origData);
//don't do this in case of update
if ($object->getStoreId() != 0 || !$value || $origValueExist) {
return $this;
}
//append autoinc id
$newValue = $value .'.'. $object->getId(); // or whatever
//assume global store, otherwise the stated need is getting weird!
$object->addAttributeUpdate($this->getAttribute()->getAttributeCode(), $newValue, 0);
return $this;
}
If you're doing this from the admin panel product edit screen, you're going to have to remove the "Required" class from the "Name" field so you can save it without the name. This means overriding the Edit form to replace that field specifically. Then you'll have to overload the save-related methods on the product model (or you can do it from the controller), but the child will have to generate the name on save before it goes to the database.
For example:
class Module_Catalog_Model_Product extends Mage_Catalog_Model_Product
{
protected function _beforeSave()
{
parent::_beforeSave();
$productName = 'Item' . $this->getId();
if (!$this->getId() && !$this->getName())
{
$this->setName('Item Unnamed');
} elseif ($this->getId()) && strcasecmp($this->getName(), $productName) <> 0)
{
$this->setName($productName);
}
}
}
The only problem with this is that it requires two saves. If you want to have it work on the fly, you'll have to do a second save using the _afterSave() method. Or, once again, you can do it from the controller.
I would use a Magento Event to do this:
Since Models in Magento have an event prefixes (just take a look at Mage_Catalog_Model_Product and look for $_eventPrefix, for our current model the eventPrefix is set to catalog_product.
If you now take a look at Mage_Core_Model_Abstract and search for _eventPrefix. You see that eventPrefix are found in _beforeLoad, _afterLoad, _beforeSave, _afterSave and a few others. In these methods you can see an event is dispatched using something as below:
Mage::dispatchEvent($this->_eventPrefix.'_save_before', $this->_getEventData());
This means you have an event available called catalog_product_save_before. With this event you can hook into Magento at that time and do your thing, change the field in this case, and Magento handles the rest.
Take a look at http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/5_-_modules_and_development/0_-_module_development_in_magento/customizing_magento_using_event-observer_method for more information how to use these events and turn them into a module. If you don't know how to build modules for Magento and want to learn, there are some awesome on-demand video's for free: http://www.magentocommerce.com/training/on-demand
First I want to thanks to all users which write in the topic. Thanks a lot of guys!
I did it, but I make it easier. (because I have very basic knowledge in Magento and it would toke more time)
So... With my colegues decided to make it with php/jquery/ajax.
First we create one single php file, which return the last id:
<?php
header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *');
require_once 'app/Mage.php';
umask(o);
Mage::app('default');
Mage::getSingleton('core/session', array('name'=>'frontend'));
$model = Mage::getModel('catalog/product'); //getting product model
$collection = $model->getCollection(); //products collection
foreach ($collection as $product) //loop for getting products
{
$id=$product->getId();
}
if($id)echo $id+1; //id of product
else{
echo 0;
}
?>
After step one I set the value of input (i.e. I auto generate the name):
if($j('#name').val()=='' && window.location.href.indexOf("admin/catalog_product/new/") > -1) {
$j.post('http://www.website.com/file.php', function(data) {
$j('#name').val('Item №'+data);
});
}
Thanks again for help.
Best Regards,
Jordan!
The newsletter subscription module in Magento has only one field (email) by default. After I add an extra field to the form (say country), how can I get the form data to show up in the Magento back-end and be sent as an email to a preset recipient? Thanks.
If you want to add some custom fields for Magento newsletter subscriber (for example subscriber_name), you should do the following:
Add new column for newsletter_subscriber table
Add text input to newsletter template
Create observer for newsletter_subscriber_save_before event
In the observer you can get your custom field's value from request and assign it to subscriber's object:
public function newsletterSubscriberSave(Varien_Event_Observer $observer)
{
$subscriber = $observer->getEvent()->getSubscriber();
$name = Mage::app()->getRequest()->getParam('subscriber_name');
$subscriber->setSubscriberName($name);
return $this;
}
UPDATE:
Here is the detailed article explaining how to add Country field
Also, I have created a free module, it is available on the GitHub
There are a few things that you need to take care of to make this work:
Add a new column for your data to the appropriate database table
Make sure that Magento saves your new field to the database
Present the data in the admin backend
Record the data when you get a new newsletter subscription
Here's how you can do all those things:
Ad. 1)
Using phpMyAdmin, MySQL command line, or whatever is your preferred DB manipulation method, add a new column "country" as, say, varchar(100) to the newsletter_subscriber table.
Ad. 2)
Magento will automatically give you access to the new field through the getCountry() and setCountry() methods on the Mage_Newsletter_Model_Subscriber object. The only thing it won't do is save your field back to the DB after it has been changed with code somewhere in the system. To get it saved you need to modify _prepareSave(Mage_Newsletter_Model_Subscriber $subscriber) function found in Mage_Newsletter_Model_Mysql4_Subscriber (app/code/core/Mage/Newsletter/Model/Mysql4/Subscriber.php). Be sure to make a local copy of the file first and not modify the core file. Here's what you need to add:
protected function _prepareSave(Mage_Newsletter_Model_Subscriber $subscriber)
{
$data = array();
$data['customer_id'] = $subscriber->getCustomerId();
$data['store_id'] = $subscriber->getStoreId()?$subscriber->getStoreId():0;
$data['subscriber_status'] = $subscriber->getStatus();
$data['subscriber_email'] = $subscriber->getEmail();
$data['subscriber_confirm_code'] = $subscriber->getCode();
//ADD A NEW FIELD START
//note that the string index for the $data array
//must match the name of the column created in step 1
$data['country'] = $subscriber->getCountry();
//ADD A NEW FIELD END
(...)
}
Ad. 3)
You will need to modify (a local copy of) the file app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Newsletter/Subscriber/Grid.php. The method you are looking for is called _prepareColumns(). In there you will see a series of calls to $this->addColumn(). You need to add a corresponding call for your "Country" field with the following code:
$this->addColumn('country', array(
'header' => Mage::helper('newsletter')->__('Country'),
//the index must match the name of the column created in step 1
'index' => 'country',
'default' => '----'
));
If you want the field to appear at the end of the grid (as the last column) add it as the last call, otherwise, squeeze it between the existing calls exactly where you want it to end up in the admin.
Ad. 4)
This is a part I did not have to do in my customization of the Magento newsletter, so it will be mostly theoretical. The subscription occurs in the controller located at app/code/core/Mage/Newsletter/controllers/SubscriberController.php. Here's the code of the newAction method with my proposed changes:
public function newAction()
{
if ($this->getRequest()->isPost() && $this->getRequest()->getPost('email')) {
$session = Mage::getSingleton('core/session');
$email = (string) $this->getRequest()->getPost('email');
try {
if (!Zend_Validate::is($email, 'EmailAddress')) {
Mage::throwException($this->__('Please enter a valid email address'));
}
$status = Mage::getModel('newsletter/subscriber')->subscribe($email);
if ($status == Mage_Newsletter_Model_Subscriber::STATUS_NOT_ACTIVE) {
$session->addSuccess($this->__('Confirmation request has been sent'));
}
else {
$session->addSuccess($this->__('Thank you for your subscription'));
}
//ADD COUNTRY INFO START
//at this point we may safly assume that subscription record was created
//let's retrieve this record and add the additional data to it
$subscriber = Mage::getModel('newsletter/subscriber')->loadByEmail($email);
//assuming that the input's id is "country"
$subscriber->setCountry((string) $this->getRequest()->getPost('country'));
//don't forget to save the subscriber!
$subscriber->save();
//ADD COUNTRY INFO END
}
catch (Mage_Core_Exception $e) {
$session->addException($e, $this->__('There was a problem with the subscription: %s', $e->getMessage()));
}
catch (Exception $e) {
$session->addException($e, $this->__('There was a problem with the subscription'));
}
}
$this->_redirectReferer();
}
Going through the above steps should take care of the most part of your problem. Let me know how that last part worked out, as I did not have a chance to test it.
Once you have your additional field in the Subscriber object you can do whatever you want with it. I did not really get what you mean by
be sent as an email to a preset recipient
If you can explain that I will try to help you out with this part too.
Edit - how to send a mail when someone subscribes
Just add the following code to the controller after the part which adds country to a subscriber object.
$mail = new Zend_Mail();
$mail->setBodyHtml("New subscriber: $email <br /><br />Country: ".$this->getRequest()->getPost('country'));
$mail->setFrom("youremail#email.com")
->addTo("admin#mysite.com")
->setSubject("Your Subject here");
$mail->send();
Adding to the accepted answer, you can also get away with this a little easier if you're adding a date, datetime, or timestamp-type column.
In my case, I wanted to add a "Subscribed at Date" to my grid. To do this, I wrote my upgrade script, column type being TIMESTAMP and the default value being CURRENT_TIMESTAMP. This way, when the row is added, the current date/time is recorded.
Then, all you have to do is add your block customizations. I'd suggest doing it by extending Magento's grid block rather than doing the local codepool override though. This way, you only need to override _prepareColumns();
Old thread but if someone has the same question, there is a free extension, that adds fields for gender, firstname and lastname and makes it available in the backend grid for export via xml/csv: http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/extended-newsletter-subscription-for-guests.html
Perhaps you can extend the code to fit your needs.
This is a warning for anyone who's installed the Ebizmarts_MailChimp extension.
It's a great extension. But it adds subscriber_firstname and subscriber_lastname to the newsletter_subscriber table.
If you intend to create these fields, you should either "require" the Ebizmarts_MailChimp extension or check the fields don't exist before your extension creates them.
In the opposite, where you've created them and want to install the the Ebizmarts_MailChimp extension after you've created these fields, you will have to comment out the addColumn code for these two fields during installation.