package WebGUI::Form::HiddenList;

=head1 LEGAL

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=cut

use strict;
use base 'WebGUI::Form::List';
use WebGUI::International;
use WebGUI::Session;

=head1 NAME

Package WebGUI::Form::HiddenList

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Creates a list of hidden fields. 

=head1 SEE ALSO

This is a subclass of WebGUI::Form::List.

=head1 METHODS 

The following methods are specifically available from this class. Check the superclass for additional methods.

=cut

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=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 name value pairs. The name of each pair will be used to fill the value attribute of the hidden field. Defaults to an empty hash reference.

=head4 defaultValue

value and defaultValue are array referneces containing the names from the options list that should be stored.

=head4 profileEnabled

Flag that tells the User Profile system that this is a valid form element in a User Profile

=cut

sub definition {
        my $class = shift;
        my $definition = shift || [];
        push(@{$definition}, {
                formName=>{
                        defaultValue=>WebGUI::International::get("hidden list","WebGUI"),
                        },
		profileEnabled=>{
			defaultValue=>1
			},
                });
        return $class->SUPER::definition($definition);
}

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=head2 toHtml ( )

A synonym for toHtmlAsHidden.

=cut

sub toHtml {
	my $self = shift;
	return $self->toHtmlAsHidden;
}

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=head2 toHtmlWithWrapper ( )

A synonym for toHtmlAsHidden.

=cut

sub toHtmlWithWrapper {
	my $self = shift;
	return $self->toHtmlAsHidden;
}


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