Databases
StackOverflow2013
Postsdbo
PODisabling input elements in a CakePHP form that uses Security component and jQuery
 

Note that there are some explanatory texts on larger screens.

plurals
  1. PODisabling input elements in a CakePHP form that uses Security component and jQuery
    primarykey
    data
    text
    <p>I have a form in CakePHP that has two live-search text input. Each one of them updates the value of a hidden field when the user selects a result. The model is called <code>Record</code>, and the attributes involved are</p> <ul> <li><code>budget_id</code></li> <li><code>program_id</code></li> <li><code>concept_id</code></li> </ul> <p>I have created a form <strong>using the FormHelper</strong> in this way:</p> <pre><code>... &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;create('Record') ?&gt; &lt;h1&gt;Create a record&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;hidden('Record.budget_id', array('value' =&gt; $budget['Budget']['id'])) ?&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;hidden('Record.program_id') ?&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;input('Record.program_id_search', array(...)) ?&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;hidden('Record.concept_id') ?&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;input('Record.concept_id_search', array(...)) ?&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;submit('Send') ?&gt; &lt;?php echo $this-&gt;Form-&gt;end(); ?&gt; ... </code></pre> <p>As you can see, the input fields that store the model attributes are hidden. The live-search boxes are configured with the jQuery's autocomplete plugin.</p> <p>Following the CakePHP manual recommendations I have disabled the two extra fields in <code>beforeFilter</code> method, so that the Security component ignores them and the form passes validation:</p> <pre><code>public function beforeFilter() { $this-&gt;Security-&gt;disabledFields = array( 'Record.program_id_search', 'Record.concept_id_search', ); } </code></pre> <p>It seems that CakePHP gets angry whenever I change the value of hidden inputs from Javascript and it sends me to the <em>blackhole</em> method. That's OK according to documentation.</p> <p>But what surprises me is that the Security component keeps ignoring my <code>disabledFields</code> settings.</p> <p>I've been searching in several web sources and everybody point to the <code>disabledFields</code> options. But it does not work for me.</p> <p>Any suggestions?</p> <p>Thanks!!</p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p> <p>I have found a workaround but it's really really ugly. I have replaced the hidden input fields with regular select fields, but setting the CSS display property as <code>none</code>.</p> <p>This way the Security component does not complain anymore, and the user keeps viewing a couple of live-search boxes.</p> <p>I don't understand why changing a select with Javascript it's ok, but changing a hidden input not.</p>
    singulars
    1. PO
      singulars
      1. PTAnswer
    1. This table or related slice is empty.
    1. PTQuestion
    1. USelitalon
    1. USelitalon
    plurals
    1. This table or related slice is empty.
    1. PL
      singulars
      1. LTLinked
    2. PL
      singulars
      1. LTLinked
    1. This table or related slice is empty.
    1. PO
      singulars
      1. PTAnswer
    2. PO
      singulars
      1. PTAnswer
    1. VO
      singulars
      1. PODisabling input elements in a CakePHP form that uses Security component and jQuery
      1. USanasanjaria
      1. VTFavorite
    2. VO
      singulars
      1. PODisabling input elements in a CakePHP form that uses Security component and jQuery
      1. This table or related slice is empty.
      1. VTUpMod
    3. VO
      singulars
      1. PODisabling input elements in a CakePHP form that uses Security component and jQuery
      1. This table or related slice is empty.
      1. VTUpMod
    1. This table or related slice is empty.
 

Querying!

 
Guidance
A row detail

Detail views are divided into sections. All the information in the data section comes from columns in the selected row. The other sections display data from other, related rows.

Related data can be related in a to-one or a to-many fashion. Captions of data related in a to-many fashion link to a list view showing a filtered view of the table.

Try moving around until you find a non-empty to-many entry and click on the label to get to one. You can move back to the root by clicking on the database name in the header.

SQuiL has stopped working due to an internal error.

If you are curious you may find further information in the browser console, which is accessible through the devtools (F12).

Reload