@@ -133,17 +133,30 @@ These are the most important methods that a form type class can define:
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``buildView() ``
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It sets any extra variables you'll need when rendering the field in a template.
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- ``finishView() ``
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- When creating a form type that consists of many fields, this method allows
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- to modify the "view" of any of those fields. For any other use case, it's
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- recommended to use ``buildView() `` instead.
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``configureOptions() ``
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It defines the options configurable when using the form type, which are also
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the options that can be used in ``buildForm() `` and ``buildView() ``
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methods. Options are inherited from parent types and parent type
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extensions, but you can create any custom option you need.
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+ ``finishView() ``
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+ This method allows to modify the "view" of any rendered widget. This is useful
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+ if your form type consists of many fields, or contains a type that produces
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+ many HTML elements (e.g. ``ChoiceType ``). For any other use case, it's
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+ recommended to use ``buildView() `` instead.
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+ ``getParent() ``
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+ If your custom type is based on another type (i.e. they share some
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+ functionality) add this method to return the fully-qualified class name
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+ of that original type. Do not use PHP inheritance for this.
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+ Symfony will call all the form type methods (``buildForm() ``,
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+ ``buildView() ``, etc.) of the parent type and it will call all its type
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+ extensions before calling the ones defined in your custom type.
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+ By default, the ``AbstractType `` class returns the generic
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+ :class: `Symfony\\ Component\\ Form\\ Extension\\ Core\\ Type\\ FormType `
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+ type, which is the root parent for all form types in the Form component.
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Defining the Form Type
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