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[symfony#2667] Moving the new section about creating forms as services
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.. tip::
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Defining your form type as a service is a good practice and makes it easily usable in
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your application:
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# src/Acme/TaskBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
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services:
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acme_demo.form.type.task:
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class: Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type\TaskType
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tags:
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- { name: form.type, alias: task }
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.. code-block:: xml
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<!-- src/Acme/TaskBundle/Resources/config/services.xml -->
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<service id="acme_demo.form.type.task" class="Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type\TaskType">
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<tag name="form.type" alias="task" />
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</service>
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.. code-block:: php
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// src/Acme/TaskBundle/Resources/config/services.php
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use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
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$container
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->register('acme_demo.form.type.task', 'Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type\TaskType')
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->addTag('form.type', array(
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'alias' => 'task',
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))
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;
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That's it! Now you can use your form type directly in a controller::
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// src/Acme/TaskBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php
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// ...
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public function newAction()
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{
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$task = ...;
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$form = $this->createForm('task', $task);
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// ...
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}
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or even use it as a normal type in another form::
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// src/Acme/TaskBundle/Form/Type/ListType.php
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namespace Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type;
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use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
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use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
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class ListType extends AbstractType
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{
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public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
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{
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// ...
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$builder->add('task', 'task');
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// Note that the property ``task`` (first argument)
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// is defined as a ``task`` form type (second).
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}
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// ...
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}
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Read :ref:`form-cookbook-form-field-service` for more information.
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Placing the form logic into its own class means that the form can be easily
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reused elsewhere in your project. This is the best way to create forms, but
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the choice is ultimately up to you.
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$form->get('dueDate')->getData();
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Defining your Forms as Services
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Defining your form type as a service is a good practice and makes it really
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easy to use in your application.
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: yaml
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# src/Acme/TaskBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
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services:
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acme_demo.form.type.task:
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class: Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type\TaskType
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tags:
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- { name: form.type, alias: task }
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.. code-block:: xml
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<!-- src/Acme/TaskBundle/Resources/config/services.xml -->
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<service id="acme_demo.form.type.task" class="Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type\TaskType">
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<tag name="form.type" alias="task" />
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</service>
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.. code-block:: php
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// src/Acme/TaskBundle/Resources/config/services.php
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use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
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$container
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->register('acme_demo.form.type.task', 'Acme\TaskBundle\Form\Type\TaskType')
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->addTag('form.type', array(
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'alias' => 'task',
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))
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;
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That's it! Now you can use your form type directly in a controller::
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// src/Acme/TaskBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php
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// ...
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public function newAction()
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{
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$task = ...;
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$form = $this->createForm('task', $task);
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// ...
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}
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or even use from within the form type of another form::
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// src/Acme/TaskBundle/Form/Type/ListType.php
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// ...
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class ListType extends AbstractType
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{
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public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
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{
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// ...
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$builder->add('someTask', 'task');
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}
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}
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Read :ref:`form-cookbook-form-field-service` for more information.
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.. index::
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pair: Forms; Doctrine
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