Concepts

Within this chapter, you will learn the basic concepts of the form framework. It addresses your concerns as backend editor and integrator. Some of the chapters also cover topics for developers.

• Target groups and main principles
• Configuration
  • A lot of configuration. Why?
  • Why YAML?
  • YAML registration
    • YAML registration for the frontend
    • YAML registration for the backend
      • YAML registration for the backend via addTypoScriptSetup()
  • YAML loading
  • Configuration aspects
  • Inheritances
    • __inheritances operator
  • Prototypes
• Form configuration vs. form definition
  • Example form definition
• Form/ File storages
• Frontend rendering
  • Templates
    • Custom templates
    • Access single values in finisher templates
  • Translation
    • Translate form definition
      • Example
    • Translation of validation messages
      • Example
    • Translation of finisher options
      • Example
  • Form element translation arguments
    • Form element properties
    • Finishers
  • Basic code components
    • TYPO3\CMS\Form\Domain\Model\FormDefinition
      • The anatomy of a form
        • Example
      • Creating a form using abstract form element types
      • Using pre-configured $prototypeConfiguration
      • Rendering a FormDefinition
    • TYPO3\CMS\Form\Domain\Runtime\FormRuntime
      • Rendering a form
      • Accessing form values
      • Rendering internals
    • TYPO3\CMS\Form\Domain\Renderer\FluidFormRenderer
    • Custom form element implementations
  • “render” viewHelper
    • Render through FLUIDTEMPLATE (without controller)
    • Render within your own Extbase extension
  • Build forms programmatically
  • Runtime manipulation
    • Hooks
    • TypoScript overrides
• Variants
  • Basics
  • Rendering option enabled
  • Definition of variants
  • Conditions
    • formRuntime (object)
    • formValues (array)
    • stepIdentifier (string)
    • stepType (string)
    • finisherIdentifier (string)
    • siteLanguage (object)
    • applicationContext (string)
    • contentObject (array)
  • Working with variants programmatically
  • Examples
    • Translation of form elements
    • Adding validators dynamically
    • Hide form elements
    • Hide steps
    • Set finisher values dynamically
    • Remove select options
  • Adding own expression language providers
  • Adding own expression language variables
• Validators
  • Client-side validation
    • Localization of client side validations
  • Server-side validation
    • Alphanumeric validator
    • Date/ time validator
    • Date range validator
    • Email validator
    • Empty validator
    • File size validator
    • Floating-point number validator
    • Integer number validator
    • Non-XML text validator
    • Number of submitted values validator
    • Number range validator
    • MimeType validator
    • String length validator
    • Regular expression validator
  • Translation of validation messages
  • Custom validator implementations
• Finishers
  • Closure finisher
  • Confirmation finisher
  • DeleteUploads finisher
  • Email finisher
    • Use FluidEmail
  • FlashMessage finisher
  • Redirect finisher
  • SaveToDatabase finisher
  • Translation of finisher options
  • Write a custom finisher
    • Accessing finisher options
      • Accessing form runtime values
    • Finisher Context
      • Share data between finishers
      • Add finisher to backend UI
• Form manager
  • What does it do?
  • Start templates
  • Translation of the form manager
• Form editor
  • What does it do?
  • Stage
  • Inspector
  • Basic JavaScript concepts
    • Register custom JavaScript modules
    • Events
    • FormElement model
  • Translation of form editor
  • Examples for extending the editor
• Form plugin
  • What does it do?
  • Exclude options from overrides
  • Translation of form plugin