Chapter 8. Forms

This chapter covers
  • An introduction to Zend_Form
  • A step-by-step demonstration using Zend_Form
  • Filtering and validating form data
  • Form markup and styling

Anyone who has winced at the things toddlers unwittingly thrust into their mouths will understand the anxiety developers feel when building forms. Any opening into the application raises questions of security and stability. Just as a biological body must have its protective measures, so must our forms.

Having said that, protecting our forms isn’t the only thing we need to take into consideration; they must also be usable. A form’s usability is difficult to determine without a reasonable period of testing, which actually means that there is a hidden requirement of form design—flexibility. ...

Get Zend Framework in Action now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial