Lightning FAPI Jumpstart: Drupal Form API for Module Developers

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Submitted by dougstum on Thu, 2009-09-17 08:42
  • FAPI
  • forms
  • Learning Module Development
  • Code & Development
  • Slides
  • Videos
  • Intermediate
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Logistics
Day: 
Saturday
Time: 
11:00 am
Room: 
Room U3

This session will provide a fast and furious dive into the Drupal 6 Form API (FAPI). Topics covered include:

— Form definition & built-in field types
— Custom Validation and submission handlers
— Modifying existing forms with hook_form_alter
— Form redirection
— Form and element theming
— Multi-step forms (storage & rebuild)
— Helper modules

Extensive code samples will be provided.

seadug.blip.tv uploaded by Dale McGladdery

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Comments

SLIDES POSTED HERE

Submitted by dougstum on Sat, 2009-10-24 13:15.

http://www.slideshare.net/guestfd47e4c7/drupal-lightning-fapi-jumpstart

ahah or ajax

Submitted by drm on Tue, 2009-09-22 09:24.

I’d request some time for an exmple of using the ahah and ajax features built into the FAPI.

Form API related links

Submitted by jwalling on Thu, 2009-09-17 13:37.

d.o. API reference
http://api.drupal.org/api

d.o. Developing for Drupal » Working with the Drupal API » Form API
http://drupal.org/node/204270

d.o. Webform module
http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/webform

Module Finder: Form search
http://drupalmodules.com/module-finder?title=Form&v=6.x

Lullabot
Form API 2.0: The Cheat Sheet – pdf file
http://www.lullabot.com/files/formapi.pdf