How to get user data in form in Symfony 1.2?

Question

I'm using Symfony 1.2 in a standard Propel form class.

public function configure()
{
    $this->setWidgets(array( 
'graduate_job_title' => new sfWidgetFormInput( array(), array( 'maxlength' => 80, 'size' => 30, 'value' => '' ) )
    ));
    //etc
}

However, I want the value of this field to come from the user information, which I'd normally access using $this->getUser()->getAttribute( '...' ). However, this doesn't seem to work in the form.

What should I be using?

score 14 · Answer 1 · answered May 27 '10 at 11:49

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It's a very bad idea to rely on the sfContext instance. It's better to pass what you need during sfForm initialization in the options array parameter.

http://www.symfony-project.org/api/1_4/sfForm

__contruct method

for example in your action:

$form = new myForm(null, 
                   array('attributeFoo' => 
                         $this->getUser()->getAttribute('attributeFoo'));

and then retrieve the value inside the form class:

$this->getOption('attributeFoo');

cirpo

answered May 27 '10 at 11:49

cirpo

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What if you are using a plugin like sfDoctrineGuard which autogenerates the forms? I am not directly creating the forms in my own classes. – codecowboy Apr 28 '11 at 15:15
It was what I was looking for. Thanks! In my case it work with Symfony 1.4 – Tomasz Kuter May 15 '14 at 17:07

lpfavreau · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-27T15:17:01.283

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~~Does that work?~~

sfContext::getInstance()->getUser()->getAttribute('...');

// Edit : See cirpo's recommandation on the use of sfContext instead.

edited Aug 27 '10 at 15:17

answered Mar 09 '09 at 19:25

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 18 '11 at 08:42

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If someone need the same in admin (backend) here is a solution: http://blog.nevalon.de/en/wie-nutze-ich-die-rechteverwaltung-in-symfony-admin-generator-formularen-20100729

answered Mar 18 '11 at 08:42

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 08 '16 at 12:32

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In Symfony 1.4, object $sf_user

answered Feb 08 '16 at 12:32

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How to get user data in form in Symfony 1.2?

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