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Method getFormControl

public string
getFormControl
()
Method to get the form control. This string serves as a container for all form fields. For example, if there is a field named 'foo' and a field named 'bar' and the form control is empty the fields will be rendered like: `<input name="foo" />` and `<input name="bar" />`. If the form control is set to 'joomla' however, the fields would be rendered like: `<input name="joomla[foo]" />` and `<input name="joomla[bar]" />`.
Returns
  • string The form control string.
Since
  • 1.7.0
Class: Form
Project: Joomla

Method getFormControl - Source code

/**
 * Method to get the form control. This string serves as a container for all form fields. For
 * example, if there is a field named 'foo' and a field named 'bar' and the form control is
 * empty the fields will be rendered like: `<input name="foo" />` and `<input name="bar" />`.  If
 * the form control is set to 'joomla' however, the fields would be rendered like:
 * `<input name="joomla[foo]" />` and `<input name="joomla[bar]" />`.
 *
 * @return  string  The form control string.
 *
 * @since   1.7.0
 */
public function getFormControl()
{
    return (string) $this->options['control'];
}