Adjusting Form Output - presetName

DavidLang · August 19, 2016, 6:24pm

Hey,

I want to change the output of a Contat-Form. I have created a custom Preset, changed the Form Element Template,… but I don’t know where I have to change the the form:render ViewHelper to the custom Preset I created. Hope someone can help me.

Thanks, David

bwaidelich · August 19, 2016, 7:54pm

Hi David,

if Flow:

{namespace form=TYPO3\Form\ViewHelpers}
<form:render factoryClass="Your\Package\YourFactory" presetName="yourPreset" />

DavidLang · August 19, 2016, 11:58pm

Hey @bwaidelich,

Maybe I am missunderstanding but I just want to change the template for the singelinetext.html in a mailform. Shold I put this on top of my new template in my own package?

Because how should Neos know then about the new template if I define the Preset in my new file? I understand why I have to do this but not exactly where I should do it for the TYPO3.Form Application.

I change it like explained in the following Link:

github.com

neos/form/blob/master/Documentation/adjusting-form-output.rst

.. _adjusting-form-output:

Adjusting Form Output
=====================

After working through this guide, you will have learned:

* how to adjust the form output
* how to create custom Form Presets
* how to create custom form elements

Generally, this guide answers the question: **How can form output be modified without programming?**

Presets Explained
-----------------

In the *Quickstart* guide, you have seen how a basic form can be built. We
will now dissect the form element creation a little more, and explain the lines
which you might not have understood yet.

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Under the Headline:
“Creating a Custom Preset” and “Adjusting a Form Element Template”

But where should I do the following changes:

You now created a sub preset named myCustom which behaves exactly the same as the default preset. If you now specify the preset name inside the <form:render> ViewHelper you will not see any differences yet:

 <form:render factoryClass="..." presetName="myCustom" />

Or do I have to do some more changes?

bwaidelich · August 24, 2016, 6:51am

Hi,

so, to change the template for a single form element type, you can exactly follow the instructions:

Register your custom preset like:

TYPO3:
  Form:
    presets:
      'yourPreset':
        parentPreset: 'default'
        formElementTypes:
          'TYPO3.Form:SingleLineText':
            renderingOptions:
              templatePathPattern: 'resource://Your.Package/Private/CustomElements/SingleLineText.html'

If you then want to use that preset in your Neos form, you can set it via TypoScript:

prototype(TYPO3.Neos.NodeTypes:Form) {
	presetName = 'yourPreset'
}

(see the Neos.Demo site package for reference)

DavidLang · August 25, 2016, 10:14am

Hey,

That was exactly what I’m looking for. Now it is working. Thanks.