Re: Is it possible for Cake to create a definition list form?

Set 'div' => false for the form and the inputs (see inputDefaults for the Form helper - http://book.cakephp.org/view/1616/x1-3-improvements), then hand crank the dl/dt/dd structure yourself.

Jeremy Burns

Class Outfit

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On 1 Jun 2011, at 23:32, dhinged wrote:

I am trying to use a form built from a template, but the form elements
are side-by-side using definition lists (dl, dt, dd) and I have not
found a way to have CakePHP to create a form built this way; it only
creates it with divs and labels.

Basically I want this:

<form>
   <dl>
       <dt><label>Whatever</label></dt>
       <dd><input name="whatever" /></dd>
   </dl>
</form>

Right now, Cake does this:

<form>
   <div>
       <label>Whatever</label></label>
       <input name="whatever />
   </div>
</form>

I really miss Zend Framework's Decorator class, and I have not found
an equivalent or workaround with Cake. Is there a solution to this
outside of creating my own custom FormHelper?

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