NAME

Rose::HTML::Form::Field::Option - Object representation of the "option" HTML tag.

SYNOPSIS

    $field =
      Rose::HTML::Form::Field::Option->new(
        value => 'apple',
        label => 'Apple');

    $field->selected(1);

    print $field->html;

    ...

DESCRIPTION

Rose::HTML::Form::Field::Option is an object representation of a single option in a pop-up menu or select box in an HTML form.

This class inherits from, and follows the conventions of, Rose::HTML::Form::Field. Inherited methods that are not overridden will not be documented a second time here. See the Rose::HTML::Form::Field documentation for more information.

HTML ATTRIBUTES

Valid attributes:

    accept
    accesskey
    alt
    checked
    class
    dir
    disabled
    id
    ismap
    label
    lang
    maxlength
    name
    onblur
    onchange
    onclick
    ondblclick
    onfocus
    onkeydown
    onkeypress
    onkeyup
    onmousedown
    onmousemove
    onmouseout
    onmouseover
    onmouseup
    onselect
    readonly
    selected
    size
    src
    style
    tabindex
    title
    type
    usemap
    value
    xml:lang

Required attributes:

    value

Boolean attributes:

    checked
    disabled
    ismap
    readonly
    selected

CONSTRUCTOR

new PARAMS

Constructs a new Rose::HTML::Form::Field::Option object based on PARAMS, where PARAMS are name/value pairs. Any object method is a valid parameter name.

OBJECT METHODS

hidden [BOOL]

Get or set a boolean value that indicates whether or not this radio button will be shown in its parent select box, pop-up menu, or option group. Setting it to true also sets selected to false.

hide

Calls hidden, passing a true value.

selected [BOOL]

Select or unselect the option by passing a boolean value. If BOOL is true, the option will be selected. If it's false, it will be unselected. Returns true if the option is selected, false otherwise.

short_label [TEXT]

Get or set the value of the "label" HTML attribute. When present, user agents are supposed to use this value instead of the contents of the option tag as the label for the option. Example:

    $field =
      Rose::HTML::Form::Field::Option->new(
        value => 'apple',
        label => 'Shiny Apple');

    print $field->html;

    # The HTML:
    #
    #   <option value="apple">Shiny Apple</option>
    #
    # Label shown in web browser: "Shiny Apple"

    $field->short_label("Apple");
    print $field->html;

    # The HTML:
    #
    #   <option label="Apple" value="apple">Shiny Apple</option>
    #
    # Label shown in web browser: "Apple"

(Hey, don't look at me, I didn't write the HTML specs...)

show

Calls hidden, passing a false value.

AUTHOR

John C. Siracusa (siracusa@gmail.com)

LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2010 by John C. Siracusa. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.