Zend_Form array notation and empty elements names

Question

I'want to render:

<input type="text" value="" name="foo[]" />
<input type="text" value="" name="bar[]" />

but Zend_Form_Element require a (string) name, so I need to do:

$this->addElement('text', '1', array(
    'belongsTo' => 'foo'
));

$this->addElement('text', '2', array(
    'belongsTo' => 'bar'
));

but the output is:

<input id="foo-1" type="text" value="" name="foo[1]" />
<input id="bar-2"  type="text" value="" name="bar[2]" />

I can also accept an output like:

<input id="foo-1" type="text" value="" name="foo[1]" />
<input id="bar-1"  type="text" value="" name="bar[1]" />

but Zend_Form_Element rewrite elements with the same name

is there a way to do what I need?

Answer 1

Hey, you can use this

class MyFooForm extends Zend_Form {
      public function init() {
      $fullNameOpts = array(
               'required'=>false,
               'label'=>'fullName',
               'isArray'=>true,
               'validators' =>  array( array('stringLength', false, array(1, 250) ) )
      );
 $this->addElement('text' ,'fullName',$fullNameOpts);
 // rest of the elements , forms and stuff goes here
      }
 }

And that does creates

<dd id="fullName-element"><input type="text" class="inputAccesible" value="" id="fullName"name="fullName[]"></dd>

It's on Element.php , in Form , line 512 "isArray" check. I'm using a regular zend_form, crossValidation with custom validators and i'm pushing subforms to replicate the main form, 'cause the user can add multiple times the same form. Additionally , I'm too lazy to research custom decorators, i have created one, but it kills subForms and array notation, so i just stick with the regular ones, and that solves it.

I'm at Zf 1.10.