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getElementByName()

clonefish->getElementByName() - returns a reference to a form element.

Description

class clonefish {
  mixed getElementByName( string $name )
}

Returns a reference to an element object. Returns FALSE, if the element was not found.

Examples

<?php

$element = $clonefish->getElementByName( 'elementname' );

?>

• The class
  • Properties
  • Layout overview
  • Methods
    • constructor
    • addElements()
    • getHTML()
    • validate()
    • getElementValues()
    • loadConfig()
    • getVars()
    • removeElement()
    • getElementByName()
    • invalidate()
    • addMessage()
    • getValue()
    • setValue()
  • Element class
• Input types
• Validation types
• Features

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