Symfony2 widget data with entity information

Question

This project was started by another developer and now there is the function for insert in a form the data from DB but in date input i can't update input with db value..

I have a problem with a data widget form. I have this code for my widget:

                ->add('borndate', 'birthday', array(
                'widget' => 'choice',
                'attr'  => array(
                    'class' => 'form-control'
                ),
                'label' => 'user.birthday.label',
                'input' => 'string',
                'format' => 'dd.MM.yyyy',
                'data' => '1950-01-01'
            ))

I would like to have the value of my entity on DB, in another widget like for example name:

->add('name','text',array(
'label'=>'user.name.label',
'required'=>true
 ))

I receive already this function but not in date.. How can i do??

---

/**
 * 
 * @param Request $request
 * @param type $expert  : 0 = utente normale, 1= utente esperto ,2 ritornare errore
 * @return type
 */
public function editAction(Request $request,$expert=2) {

    $user = $this->getUser();

    if (!is_object($user) || !$user instanceof UserInterface) {
        throw new AccessDeniedException('This user does not have access to this section.');
    }

    if($expert == 1 ){
        if (false === $this->get('security.authorization_checker')->isGranted('ROLE_USER_EXPERT')) {  
            throw new AccessDeniedException('This user does not have access to this section.');
        }
    }elseif($expert == 0){
        if (false === $this->get('security.authorization_checker')->isGranted('ROLE_USER')) {  
            throw new AccessDeniedException('This user does not have access to this section.');
        }
    }else{
        die("No expert mode $expert");
    }

    //Set variabili
    $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
    $dt_ec = $this->get('dt_ec');
    $tagManager = $this->get('fpn_tag.tag_manager');
    $work_plan = null;
    $formSettingsView = "";

    //Creo il form
    $form = $this->createForm(new UserType($em,$this->container), $user,array(
        'action' => $this->generateUrl('profilo_edit', array('expert' => $expert)),
        'method' => 'POST')
    );
    //Carico i tags;
    $tagManager->loadTagging($user);
    $tags = $user->getTags();
    //Ottengo la stringa dei tag per il form
    $tag_string = "";
    for ($x = 0; $x < count($tags);$x++){
        $tag_string .= $tags[$x]->getName();
        if($x < count($tags) -1)
            $tag_string .= ",";
    }

    //Ottengo le categorie ben formattate e le aggiungo al form
    $arr = $dt_ec->getWellFormattedCategory($user->getCategories());
    $form->add('well_cat','choice',array('choices'=>$arr['well_cat'],'multiple'=>true ,'data'=>$arr['data']))
         ->add('tags','text',array('required'=>false,
            'label'=>'user.expert.specialization.label',
            'data' => $tag_string,
            "attr"=>array("data-provide"=>"typeahead","class"=>"typeahead tt-input")
                                ));

    if($expert == 0){

        //Rimuovo i dati dell'utente esperto perché non mi servono per un utente normale
        $request_form =$request->request->get('dt_ec_user');            
        unset($request_form['user_expert']);
        $request->request->set('dt_ec_user',$request_form);
        $request_form =$request->request->get('dt_ec_user');
    }else{
        //Controllo i piani di lavoro
        $user_schedule = $em->getRepository("DtAppointmentBundle:UserSchedule")->findOneBy( array("id_user" => $user->getId()) );
        if(null !== $user_schedule)
            $work_plan = $user_schedule->getWorkPlan();
        else
            $work_plan = "";
        //Ottengo i settaggi del profilo e creo il form per esso (e trasformo già in view)
        $user_profile_setting = $em->getRepository("DtEcBundle:UserProfileSetting")->findOneBy( array("id_user" => $user->getId()) );
        $formSettings = $this->createForm(new UserProfileSettingType(), $user_profile_setting,array(
            'action' => $this->generateUrl('profilo_edit', array('expert' => $expert)),
            'method' => 'POST')
        );
        $formSettings->add("submit",'button',array( 'attr'=>array( 'class'=>'save' ) )) ;
        $formSettingsView = $formSettings->createView();
    }
    $form->handleRequest($request);

    if ($form->isValid()) {
        if($expert == 0){
            //Tolgo l'utente esperto e persisto l'entità
            $user->setUserExpert(NULL);
            $em->persist($user);
            $em->flush();
        }else{
            $well_cat = $user->getWellCat();
            //Salvo le categorie
            $user_categories = $user->getCategories();
            $ids_user_categories = array();

            foreach ($user_categories as $category) {
                $ids_user_categories[] = $category->getId();
            }
            foreach ($well_cat as $category) {
                $cat = $em->getRepository("DtEcBundle:Category")->findOneBy(array("id"=>$category));
                if( count($cat) > 0  ){
                    if(!in_array($cat->getId(), $ids_user_categories) ) 
                        $user->addCategory($cat);
                } 
            }

            //Salvo i tags
            $user->setTags(NULL);
            $array= $request->request->get('dt_ec_user');
            $tags = $array["tags"];
            $tagNames =$tagManager->splitTagNames($tags);
            //Subito dopo persisto l'utente esperto
            $em->persist($user->getUserExpert());
            //Ora posso persistere i tag
            $tags = $tagManager->loadOrCreateTags($tagNames);
            $tagManager->addTags($tags,$user);
            $tagManager->saveTagging($user);
            // e in fine l'utente
            $em->persist($user);
            $em->flush();
        }
        return $this->redirectToRoute('profilo_index');
    }



    return $this->render('DtEcBundle:Profilo:edit.html.twig', array(
        'form'                   => $form->createView(),
        'is_expert_registration' => $expert,
        'workplan'               =>$work_plan,
        'form_setting'           =>$formSettingsView
    ));
}

Answer 1

So, if I understand correctly when trying to update the date value on the database you always get the original value?

The problem is that the entity manager handles DateTime like an object. If you ever want to update the date in a field you will need to create a new DateTime object to update the date.

For example, in your controller where you handle the $form->isValid() you would have to do something like this $person->setBorndate(new \DateTime([Value for the new Date]));.

Now all you have to do is get is the new value for date. Either in the variable $request or $form you should be able to find it.