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class AjaxAddRemoveElements in Examples for Developers 3.x

Example ajax add remove buttons.

This example demonstrates using ajax callbacks to add people's names to a list of picnic attendees with an option to remove specific people.

Hierarchy

Expanded class hierarchy of AjaxAddRemoveElements

1 string reference to 'AjaxAddRemoveElements'
form_api_example.routing.yml in modules/form_api_example/form_api_example.routing.yml
modules/form_api_example/form_api_example.routing.yml

File

modules/form_api_example/src/Form/AjaxAddRemoveElements.php, line 14

Namespace

Drupal\form_api_example\Form
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class AjaxAddRemoveElements extends FormBase {

  /**
   * Required by FormBase.
   */
  public function getFormId() {
    return 'form_api_example_ajaxaddremoveelements';
  }

  /**
   * Form with 'add more' and 'remove' buttons.
   */
  public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    $form['description'] = [
      '#type' => 'item',
      '#markup' => $this
        ->t('This example shows an add-more button and a remove button for each specific element.'),
    ];

    // Get the number of names in the form already.
    $num_lines = $form_state
      ->get('num_lines');

    // We have to ensure that there is at least one name field.
    if ($num_lines === NULL) {
      $form_state
        ->set('num_lines', 1);
      $num_lines = $form_state
        ->get('num_lines');
    }

    // Get a list of fields that were removed.
    $removed_fields = $form_state
      ->get('removed_fields');

    // If no fields have been removed yet we use an empty array.
    if ($removed_fields === NULL) {
      $form_state
        ->set('removed_fields', []);
      $removed_fields = $form_state
        ->get('removed_fields');
    }
    $form['#tree'] = TRUE;
    $form['names_fieldset'] = [
      '#type' => 'fieldset',
      '#title' => $this
        ->t('People coming to picnic'),
      '#prefix' => '<div id="names-fieldset-wrapper">',
      '#suffix' => '</div>',
    ];
    for ($i = 0; $i < $num_lines; $i++) {

      // Check if field was removed.
      if (in_array($i, $removed_fields)) {

        // Skip if field was removed and move to the next field.
        continue;
      }

      /* Create a new fieldset for each person
       * where we can add first and last name
       */

      // Fieldset title.
      $form['names_fieldset'][$i] = [
        '#type' => 'fieldset',
        '#title' => $this
          ->t('Person') . ' ' . ($i + 1),
      ];

      // Date.
      $form['names_fieldset'][$i]['firstname'] = [
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => $this
          ->t('First name'),
      ];

      // Amount.
      $form['names_fieldset'][$i]['lastname'] = [
        '#type' => 'textfield',
        '#title' => $this
          ->t('Last name'),
      ];
      $form['names_fieldset'][$i]['actions'] = [
        '#type' => 'submit',
        '#value' => $this
          ->t('Remove'),
        '#name' => $i,
        '#submit' => [
          '::removeCallback',
        ],
        '#ajax' => [
          'callback' => '::addmoreCallback',
          'wrapper' => 'names-fieldset-wrapper',
        ],
      ];
    }
    $form['names_fieldset']['actions'] = [
      '#type' => 'actions',
    ];
    $form['names_fieldset']['actions']['add_name'] = [
      '#type' => 'submit',
      '#value' => $this
        ->t('Add one more'),
      '#submit' => [
        '::addOne',
      ],
      '#ajax' => [
        'callback' => '::addmoreCallback',
        'wrapper' => 'names-fieldset-wrapper',
      ],
    ];
    $form['actions']['submit'] = [
      '#type' => 'submit',
      '#value' => $this
        ->t('Submit'),
    ];
    return $form;
  }

  /**
   * Callback for both ajax-enabled buttons.
   *
   * Selects and returns the fieldset with the names in it.
   */
  public function addmoreCallback(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    return $form['names_fieldset'];
  }

  /**
   * Submit handler for the "add-one-more" button.
   *
   * Increments the max counter and causes a rebuild.
   */
  public function addOne(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    $num_field = $form_state
      ->get('num_lines');
    $add_button = $num_field + 1;
    $form_state
      ->set('num_lines', $add_button);
    $form_state
      ->setRebuild();
  }

  /**
   * Submit handler for the "remove" button.
   *
   * Removes the corresponding line.
   */
  public function removeCallback(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {

    /*
     * We use the name of the remove button to find
     * the element we want to remove
     * Line 72: '#name' => $i,.
     */
    $trigger = $form_state
      ->getTriggeringElement();
    $indexToRemove = $trigger['#name'];

    // Remove the fieldset from $form (the easy way)
    unset($form['names_fieldset'][$indexToRemove]);

    // Remove the fieldset from $form_state (the hard way)
    // First fetch the fieldset, then edit it, then set it again
    // Form API does not allow us to directly edit the field.
    $namesFieldset = $form_state
      ->getValue('names_fieldset');
    unset($namesFieldset[$indexToRemove]);

    // $form_state->unsetValue('names_fieldset');
    $form_state
      ->setValue('names_fieldset', $namesFieldset);

    // Keep track of removed fields so we can add new fields at the bottom
    // Without this they would be added where a value was removed.
    $removed_fields = $form_state
      ->get('removed_fields');
    $removed_fields[] = $indexToRemove;
    $form_state
      ->set('removed_fields', $removed_fields);

    // Rebuild form_state.
    $form_state
      ->setRebuild();
  }

  /**
   * Required by FormBase.
   */
  public function validateForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
  }

  /**
   * Required by FormBase.
   */
  public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
  }

}

Members

Namesort descending Modifiers Type Description Overrides
AjaxAddRemoveElements::addmoreCallback public function Callback for both ajax-enabled buttons.
AjaxAddRemoveElements::addOne public function Submit handler for the "add-one-more" button.
AjaxAddRemoveElements::buildForm public function Form with 'add more' and 'remove' buttons. Overrides FormInterface::buildForm
AjaxAddRemoveElements::getFormId public function Required by FormBase. Overrides FormInterface::getFormId
AjaxAddRemoveElements::removeCallback public function Submit handler for the "remove" button.
AjaxAddRemoveElements::submitForm public function Required by FormBase. Overrides FormInterface::submitForm
AjaxAddRemoveElements::validateForm public function Required by FormBase. Overrides FormBase::validateForm
DependencySerializationTrait::$_entityStorages protected property
DependencySerializationTrait::$_serviceIds protected property
DependencySerializationTrait::__sleep public function 2
DependencySerializationTrait::__wakeup public function 2
FormBase::$configFactory protected property The config factory. 3
FormBase::$requestStack protected property The request stack. 1
FormBase::$routeMatch protected property The route match.
FormBase::config protected function Retrieves a configuration object.
FormBase::configFactory protected function Gets the config factory for this form. 3
FormBase::container private function Returns the service container.
FormBase::create public static function Instantiates a new instance of this class. Overrides ContainerInjectionInterface::create 105
FormBase::currentUser protected function Gets the current user.
FormBase::getRequest protected function Gets the request object.
FormBase::getRouteMatch protected function Gets the route match.
FormBase::logger protected function Gets the logger for a specific channel.
FormBase::redirect protected function Returns a redirect response object for the specified route.
FormBase::resetConfigFactory public function Resets the configuration factory.
FormBase::setConfigFactory public function Sets the config factory for this form.
FormBase::setRequestStack public function Sets the request stack object to use.
LoggerChannelTrait::$loggerFactory protected property The logger channel factory service.
LoggerChannelTrait::getLogger protected function Gets the logger for a specific channel.
LoggerChannelTrait::setLoggerFactory public function Injects the logger channel factory.
MessengerTrait::$messenger protected property The messenger. 27
MessengerTrait::messenger public function Gets the messenger. 27
MessengerTrait::setMessenger public function Sets the messenger.
RedirectDestinationTrait::$redirectDestination protected property The redirect destination service. 1
RedirectDestinationTrait::getDestinationArray protected function Prepares a 'destination' URL query parameter for use with \Drupal\Core\Url.
RedirectDestinationTrait::getRedirectDestination protected function Returns the redirect destination service.
RedirectDestinationTrait::setRedirectDestination public function Sets the redirect destination service.
StringTranslationTrait::$stringTranslation protected property The string translation service. 4
StringTranslationTrait::formatPlural protected function Formats a string containing a count of items.
StringTranslationTrait::getNumberOfPlurals protected function Returns the number of plurals supported by a given language.
StringTranslationTrait::getStringTranslation protected function Gets the string translation service.
StringTranslationTrait::setStringTranslation public function Sets the string translation service to use. 2
StringTranslationTrait::t protected function Translates a string to the current language or to a given language.