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Defined in

libraries/joomla/form/form.php

Methods

Method name	Description
getInstance	Method to get an instance of a form.
addFormPath	Method to add a path to the list of form include paths.
addFieldPath	Method to add a path to the list of field include paths.
__construct	Method to construct the object on instantiation.
getName	Method to get the form name.
setName	Method to set the form name.
bind	Method to recursively bind values to form fields.
load	Method to load the form description from a file or string.
loadFolder	Method to load form descriptions from a complete folder.
filter	Method to recursively filter data for form fields.
validate	Method to validate form data.
addField	Method to add a field to a group.
addFields	Method to add an array of fields to a group.
getField	Method to get a form field.
getFieldAttribute	Method to get a field attribute value.
setField	Method to replace a field in a group.
removeField	Method to remove a field from a group.
setFieldAttribute	Method to set a field attribute value.
getFields	Method to get the fields in a group.
setFields	Method to assign an array of fields to a group.
getFieldset	Method to get a set of fields.
getFieldsets
getGroups	Method to get a list of groups.
removeGroup	Method to remove a group.
getInput	Method to get the input control for a field.
getLabel	Method to get the label for a field.
getValue	Method to get the value of a field.
setValue	Method to set the value of a field.
loadFieldsXML	Loads form fields from an XML fields element optionally reseting fields before loading new ones.
loadFieldType	Method to load a form field object.

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.form.form' );