Do YOU use CodeIgniter's form helpers?

[eluser]Calvin Froedge[/eluser]

I validate with MooTools Formcheck, put my PHP validation rules in a config file and run the tests against that. I haven’t found a simple way of populating the fields again if there is a validation error though.

Use set_value, it's built into the form validation class:

For adding new entities:

Code:

<input type="text" class="text" name="coupon_type_name" value="<?php echo set_value('coupon_type_name');?>" />

For editing existing:

Code:

<input type="text" class="text" name="coupon_name" value="<?php echo (set_value('coupon_name') == $coupon_info->coupon_name OR set_value('coupon_name') == '') ? $coupon_info->coupon_name : set_value('coupon_name'); ?>" />

Note that you'll need to use different values than the ones I've got in there (for coupon codes) = ) Let me know if you need further explanation.