Re: Can't set checkbox "checked" with FormHelper

Slight correction. The "hardcoded" attempt _does_ work. There was a
logic error so a different branch was getting executing.

$this->Form->checkbox('Equipment.collect', array(
'checked' => true, //
$equip['collect'],
))

However, the "auto-magic" creation of the checkbox with "checked" set
still won't work.

On Apr 27, 1:14 pm, lsiden <lsi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wrote a view that generates a form.  One of the fields is defined in
> the database as "tinyint(1)" (aka "bool").  FormHelper->input()
> correctly renders a checkbox for this field, but does not set it to
> checked, even when the value is 1.
>
>  <?= $this->Form->input($field, array(
>                                         'value' => $equip[$field]
> ['value'],
>     ));
> //pr($equip[$field]);
>   ?>
>
> Here is the output of the above "pr()" call when it's un-commented:
>
> Array
> (
>     [value] => 1
> )
>
> I tried to trace through the code, and think that the problem is in
> Helper->value(), which always returns null in this case.
>
> Do I have to treat "bool" checkboxes as a special case?
>
> Even this won't initialize the checkbox as checked:
>
> $this->Form->checkbox('Equipment.collect', array(
>                                         'checked' => true, //
> $equip['collect'],
>                                       ))

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