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Zend Framework in Action
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Zend Framework in Action

by Nick Lo, Rob Allen, Steven K. J. Brown
November 2008
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
13h 39m
English
Manning Publications
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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. ...

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