I'm overriding my doSave() method to basically do the following: I have a sfWidgetFormPropelChoice field that the user can either choose from, or type a new option. How can I change the widget's value? Or maybe I am approaching this the wrong way. So here is how I overrode the doSave() method:
public function doSave($con = null)
{
// Save the manufacturer as either new or existing.
$manufacturer_obj = ManufacturerPeer::retrieveByName($this['manufacturer_id']->getValue());
if (!empty($manufacturer_obj))
{
$this->getObject()->setManufacturerId($manufacturer_obj->getId()); // NEED TO CHANGE THIS TO UPDATE WIDGET'S VALUE INSTEAD?
}
else
{
$new = new Manufacturer();
$new->setName($this['manufacturer_id']->getValue());
$new->save();
$this->getObject()->setManufacturerId($new->getId()); // NEED TO CHANGE THIS TO UPDATE WIDGET'S VALUE INSTEAD?
}
parent::doSave($con);
}
You should use setDefault or setDefaults and then it will autopopulate with the bound values.
(sfForm) setDefault ($name, $default)
(sfForm) setDefaults ($defaults)
usage
$form->setDefault('WidgetName', 'Value');
$form->setDefaults(array(
'WidgetName' => 'Value',
));