Small issue with form_hidden

Hi,

I am having a small issue with form_hidden.  If I have the following:

PHP Code:

<?php echo form_input(array('id' => '1', 'name' => 'message_id', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->message_id)); ?>
<?php echo form_input(array('id' => '2', 'name' => 'title', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->title)); ?>

When the following is processed it works.

PHP Code:

public function process(){
        $data = array(
            
            'message_id' => $this->input->post('message_id'),
            'user1' => $this->config->item('account_name'),
            'user2' => 'pushmb',
            'title' => $this->input->post('title'),
            'message' => $this->input->post('message'),
            'timestamp' => date("Y-m-d h:i:sa"),
            'user1read' => '1',
            'user2read' => '0',
            'original' => '0'
            );

        if (is_array($data) && count($data)>0){
            $this->add_content_support($data, 'internal_messages');
            $this->session->set_flashdata('success_message', $data['title'].' Successfully Added');
            redirect('admin/support');  
        } else {
            $this->session->set_flashdata('error_message', $data['title'].' Failed to be Added');
            redirect('admin/support');
        }
    } 


But I need them hidden, so I change it to the following:

PHP Code:

<?php echo form_hidden(array('id' => '1', 'name' => 'message_id', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->message_id)); ?>
<?php echo form_hidden(array('id' => '2', 'name' => 'title', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->title)); ?>

They some up as NULL and error the function.  I have used hidden elsewhere and they are working fine so I have no idea why these are causing issues.  

Doomie

Hi,

I am having a small issue with form_hidden.  If I have the following:

PHP Code:

<?php echo form_input(array('id' => '1', 'name' => 'message_id', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->message_id)); ?>
<?php echo form_input(array('id' => '2', 'name' => 'title', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->title)); ?>

When the following is processed it works.

PHP Code:

public function process(){
        $data = array(
            
            'message_id' => $this->input->post('message_id'),
            'user1' => $this->config->item('account_name'),
            'user2' => 'pushmb',
            'title' => $this->input->post('title'),
            'message' => $this->input->post('message'),
            'timestamp' => date("Y-m-d h:i:sa"),
            'user1read' => '1',
            'user2read' => '0',
            'original' => '0'
            );

        if (is_array($data) && count($data)>0){
            $this->add_content_support($data, 'internal_messages');
            $this->session->set_flashdata('success_message', $data['title'].' Successfully Added');
            redirect('admin/support');  
        } else {
            $this->session->set_flashdata('error_message', $data['title'].' Failed to be Added');
            redirect('admin/support');
        }
    } 


But I need them hidden, so I change it to the following:

PHP Code:

<?php echo form_hidden(array('id' => '1', 'name' => 'message_id', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->message_id)); ?>
<?php echo form_hidden(array('id' => '2', 'name' => 'title', 'class' => 'form-control', 'value' => $tickettitle->title)); ?>

They some up as NULL and error the function.  I have used hidden elsewhere and they are working fine so I have no idea why these are causing issues.  

Doomie

You use it wrong
https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/h...orm_hidden

If you want the same argument structure for a hidden input as with form_input you can make form_input hidden by adding 'type'=>'hidden' to the data array

@doomie22 Why down vote?

The link show how to use the form_hidden and show an exampla with form_input

PHP Code:

$data = array(
        'name'  => 'John Doe',
        'email' => '[email protected]',
        'url'   => 'http://example.com'
);

echo form_hidden('my_array', $data);

/*
        Would produce:

        <input type="hidden" name="my_array[name]" value="John Doe" />
        <input type="hidden" name="my_array[email]" value="[email protected]" />
        <input type="hidden" name="my_array[url]" value="http://example.com" />
*/ 


PHP Code:

$data = array(
        'type'  => 'hidden',
        'name'  => 'email',
        'id'    => 'hiddenemail',
        'value' => '[email protected]',
        'class' => 'hiddenemail'
);

echo form_input($data);