adding the new form system

lib/WebGUI/Form/checkList.pm

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+package WebGUI::Form::checkList;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2005 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=cut
+
+use strict;
+use base 'WebGUI::Form::Control';
+use WebGUI::Form::checkbox;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Package WebGUI::Form::checkList
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Creates a series of check box form fields.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+This is a subclass of WebGUI::Form::Control. Also take a look ath WebGUI::Form::checkbox as this class creates a list of checkboxes.
+
+=head1 METHODS 
+
+The following methods are specifically available from this class. Check the superclass for additional methods.
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 definition ( [ additionalTerms ] )
+
+See the super class for additional details.
+
+=head3 additionalTerms
+
+The following additional parameters have been added via this sub class.
+
+=head4 options
+
+A hash reference containing key values that will be returned with the form post and displayable text pairs. Defaults to an empty hash reference.
+
+=head4 defaultValue
+
+An array reference of the items to be checked if no value is specified. Defaults to an empty array reference.
+
+=head4 vertical
+
+Boolean representing whether the checklist should be represented vertically or horizontally. If set to "1" will be displayed vertically. Defaults to "0".
+
+=cut
+
+sub definition {
+	my $class = shift;
+	my $definition = shift || [];
+	push(@{$definition}, {
+		options=>{
+			defaultValue=>{}
+			},
+		defaultValue=>{
+			defaultValue=>[],
+			},
+		vertical=>{
+			defaultValue=>0
+			}
+		});
+	return $class->SUPER::definition($definition);
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getValueFromPost ( )
+
+Returns an array or a carriage return ("\n") separated scalar depending upon whether you're returning the values into an array or a scalar.
+
+=cut
+
+sub getValueFromPost {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my @data = $session{cgi}->param($self->{name});
+        return wantarray ? @data : join("\n",@data);
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 toHtml ( )
+
+Renders a series of checkboxes.
+
+=cut
+
+sub toHtml {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $output;
+	foreach my $key (keys %{$self->{options}}) {
+                my $checked = 0;
+                foreach my $item (@{$self->{value}}) {
+                        if ($item eq $key) {
+                                $checked = 1;
+                        }
+                }
+                $output .= WebGUI::Form::checkbox->new({
+                        name=>$self->{name},
+                        value=>$key,
+                        extras=>$self->{extras},
+                        checked=>$checked
+                        })->toHtml;
+                $output .= ${$self->{options}}{$key};
+                if ($self->{vertical}) {
+                        $output .= "<br />\n";
+                } else {
+                        $output .= " &nbsp; &nbsp;\n";
+                }
+        }
+        return $output;
+}
+
+
+
+1;
+