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Hidden entity type for Symfony2/Symfony3 forms.

What is it?

This is a Symfony2/Symfony3 form type that allows you to add an entity in your form that would be displayed as a hidden input.

Installation

Step 1: Download EntityHiddenTypeBundle using composer

$ php composer.phar require glifery/entity-hidden-type-bundle

Composer will install the bundle to your project's vendor/glifery directory.

Step 2: Enable the bundle

Enable the bundle in the kernel:

<?php
// app/AppKernel.php

public function registerBundles()
{
    $bundles = array(
        // ...
        new Glifery\EntityHiddenTypeBundle\GliferyEntityHiddenTypeBundle(),
        // ...
    );
}

Usage

Simple usage:

You can use the EntityHiddenType::class type in your forms just like this:

<?php
    // ...
    $builder->add('entity', EntityHiddenType::class, array(
        'class' => 'YourBundle:Entity' // That's all !
    ));

You can also use the DocumentHiddenType::class type:

<?php
    // ...
    $builder->add('document', DocumentHiddenType::class, array(
        'class' => 'YourBundle:Document' // That's all !
    ));

There is only one required option "class". You must specify entity class in Symfony format that you want to be used in your form.

Advanced usage:

You can use the EntityHiddenType::class or DocumentHiddenType::class type in your forms this way:

<?php
    // ...
    $builder->add('entity', EntityHiddenType::class, array(
        'class' => 'YourBundle:Entity'
        'property' => 'entity_id', // Mapped property name (default is 'id')
        'data' => $entity, // Field value by default
        'multiple' => true, // You can pass collection of 'YourBundle:Entity' instead of single entity
        'invalid_message' => 'The entity does not exist.', // Message that would be shown if no entity found
        'em' => 'common_em' // You can use specified entity manager for use with entity_hidden
        'dm' => 'common_dm' // You can use specified document manager for use with document_hidden
    ));

Reporting an issue or a feature request

Feel free to report any issues. If you have an idea to make it better go ahead and modify and submit pull requests.