CONTENIDO HTML generation
CONTENIDO provides the feature to build html code in your php script with the use of objects. So it is possible to generate valid markup without writing the code by yourself.
The big advantage of such a central functionality is that the changes at one place effect all other usages, for example to set a default attribut in the whole CONTENIDO markup. Because of these potential it is highly recommended to use the cHTML classes to build your html code.
cHTML
The central element is the cHTML class with the elementary features to generate valid html tags including content, attributes.
Complete class diagramm:
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The cHtml class provides to set ids automatically. The Ids will be in the format 'm1', the number will be incremented for every new instance. If you don´t want to use this feature it is possible to set the id manually with the public method setID(id).
Code examples:
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At the first inheritance level are the classes cHTMLFormElement, cHTMLContentElement, cHTMLIframe and cHTMLImage.
Complete class diagramm:
Methods:
| Method | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| addRequiredScript($script) | Adds a required script to the current element.Scripts are not included twice. | ||
| advanceID() | generate a unique id. | ||
appendStyleDefinition($property, $value) | Appends the given style definition to the HTML element. | ||
| appendStyleDefinitions(array $styles) | Appends the given style definitions to the HTML element. | ||
| attachEventDefinition($name, $event, $code) | Attaches the code for an event. | ||
| display() | Outputs the generated markup. | ||
| getAttribute($attributeName) | Returns the value of the given attribute. | ||
| getAttributes($returnAsString = false) | Returns the assoc array(default) or string of attributes | ||
| getID() | Returns the current ID. | ||
| removeAttribute($attributeName) | Removes an attribute. | ||
| render() | Alias for toHtml. | ||
| setAlt($alt, $setTitle = true) | Sets the alt and title attributes. | ||
| setAttribute($attributeName, $value = NULL) | Sets a specific attribute. | ||
| setAttributes(array $attributes) | Sets the HTML attributes. | ||
| setClass($class) | Sets the CSS class. | ||
setEvent($event, $action) | Adds an "on..." javascript event handler. | ||
| setGenerateXHTML($value) | Setter for static $_generateXHTML property. | ||
| setID($id) | Sets the ID class. | ||
| setStyle($style) | Sets the CSS style. | ||
| setTag($tag) | Sets the HTML tag. | ||
| toHTML() | Generates the markup of the element. | ||
| unsetEvent($event) | Removes an event handler. | ||
| updateAttribute($name, $value) | Updates the passed attribute without changing the other existing attributes. | ||
| updateAttributes(array $attributes) | Updates the passed attributes without changing the other existing attributes. |
At the first inheritance level are the classes
<tr></tr> cHTMLVideo cHTMLVideo class represents a video. <video></video> cHTMLAudio cHTMLAudio class specifies sound content. <audio></audio> cHTMLTable cHTMLTable class represents a table. <table></table>
cHTMLFormElement
, cHTMLContentElement, cHTMLIframe and cHTMLImage.cHTMLFormElement
The cHTMLFormElement class represents a form element. All the inheritanced classes are logically grouped by the form context.
Specified elements:
| Class | Description | HTML element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The cHTMLButton class represents a button. | <button></button> | ||||||
| cHTMLSelectElement | cHTMLSelectElement class represents a select element. | <select></select> | |||||
| cHTMLOptionElement | |||||||
| cHTMLCheckbox | cHTMLCheckbox class represents a checkbox. | <input type="checkbox" /> | |||||
| cHTMLHiddenField | cHTMLHiddenField class represents a hidden form field. | <input type="hidden" /> | |||||
| cHTMLOptionElement | cHTMLOptionElement class represents a select option element. | <option></option> | |||||
| cHTMLPasswordbox | cHTMLPasswordbox class represents a password form field. | <input type="password" /> | |||||
| cHTMLHiddenFieldcHTMLRadiobutton | cHTMLHiddenField cHTMLRadiobutton class represents a hidden form fieldradio button. | <input type="hidden radio" /> | |||||
| cHTMLUploadcHTMLSelectElement | cHTMLUpload cHTMLSelectElement class represents a file upload select element. | <input type="file" /><select></select> | |||||
| cHTMLTextarea | cHTMLTextarea class represents a textarea. | <textarea></textarea> | |||||
| cHTMLRadiobuttoncHTMLTextbox | cHTMLRadiobutton cHTMLTextbox class represents a radio buttontextbox. | <input type="radio text" /> | |||||
| cHTMLCheckboxcHTMLUpload | cHTMLCheckbox cHTMLUpload class represents a checkboxfile upload element. | <input type="checkbox" /> | cHTMLTextbox | cHTMLTextbox class represents a textbox. | <input type="text" file" /> |
cHTMLContentElement
The cHTMLContentElement class represents a content element.
| cHTMLCanvas | Description | HTML element | cHTMLOptgroup | cHTMLOptgroup | cHTMLCanvas class can be used for creating | optgropsgraphics. | <optgroup><<canvas></optgroup> canvas> | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cHTMLDiv | cHTMLFieldset | cHTMLDiv class represents a | fieldsetdiv element. | <fieldset><<div></fieldset> div> | ||||
| cHTMLFieldset | cHTMLTableHead | cHTMLFieldset class represents a | table headfieldset element. | <th><<fieldset></th> fieldset> | ||||
| cHTMLSectioncHTMLFooter | cHTMLSection HTMLFooter class represents a section within an articlefooter. | <section><<footer></section> footer> | ||||||
| cHTMLListItemcHTMLForm | cHTMLListItem cHTMLForm class represents a list itemform. | <li><<form></li> form> | ||||||
| cHTMLTableBodycHTMLHeader | cHTMLTableBody cHTMLHeader class represents a table bodyheader. | <table><<header></table> header> | ||||||
| cHTMLTimecHTMLHgroup | cHTMLTime cHTMLHgroup class represents a date/timeset of related headlines. | <time><<hgroup></time> hgroup> | ||||||
| cHTMLNavcHTMLLabel | cHTMLNav cHTMLLabel class represents a navigationform label. | <nav><<label></nav> label> | ||||||
| cHTMLFormcHTMLLegend | cHTMLForm cHTMLLegend class represents a formlegend element. | <form><<legend></form> legend> | ||||||
| cHTMLCanvascHTMLLink | cHTMLCanvas class can be used for creating graphicscHTMLLink class represents a link. | <canvas><<a></canvas> a> | ||||||
| cHTMLList | cHTMLList class represents a list. | <ul></ul>, <ol></ol> | ||||||
| cHTMLTableDatacHTMLListItem | cHTMLTableData cHTMLListItem class represents a table datelist item. | <td><<li></td> li> | ||||||
| cHTMLArticlecHTMLNav | cHTMLArticle cHTMLNav class represents an HTML5 article elementa navigation. | <article><<nav></article> nav> | ||||||
| cHTMLSpancHTMLOptgroup | cHTMLSpan class represents a span elementcHTMLOptgroup class can be used for creating optgrops. | <span><<optgroup></span> optgroup> | ||||||
| cHTMLAsidecHTMLParagraph | cHTMLAside cHTMLParagraph class represents content which is related to the surrounding contenta paragraph. | <aside><aside><p></p> | ||||||
| cHTMLLabelcHTMLScript | cHTMLLabel cHTMLScript class represents a form labelscript. | <label><<script></label> script> | ||||||
| cHTMLLinkcHTMLSection | cHTMLLink cHTMLSection class represents a linksection within an article. | <a><<section></a> section> | ||||||
| cHTMLLegendcHTMLSpan | cHTMLLegend cHTMLSpan class represents a legend span element. | <legend><<span></legend> span> | ||||||
| cHTMLScriptcHTMLTable | cHTMLScript cHTMLTable class represents a scripttable. | <script><<table></script> table> | ||||||
| cHTMLParagraphcHTMLTableBody | cHTMLParagraph cHTMLTableBody class represents a paragraphtable body. | <p><<tbody></p> tbody> | ||||||
| cHTMLHeadercHTMLTableData | cHTMLHeader cHTMLTableData class represents a headertable date. | <header><<td></header> td>cHTMLFooter | ||||||
| cHTMLTableHeader | HTMLFooter | cHTMLTableHead class represents a | footertable head. | <footer><<th></footer> th> | ||||
| cHTMLHgroupcHTMLTime | cHTMLHgroup cHTMLTime class represents a set of related headlinesdate/time. | <time></time> | ||||||
| cHTMLDivcHTMLVideo | cHTMLDiv cHTMLVideo class represents a div elementvideo. | <div><<video></div> video>cHTMLTableRow |
cHTMLIFrame
cHTMLTableRowThe cHTMLIFrame class represents
a table row.
cHTMLIFrame
cHTMLImage
an iframe.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| setSrc(string $src) | This method sets the source of the iframe. |
| setWidth(string $width) | This method sets the width of the iframe. |
| setHeight(string $height) | This method sets the height of the iframe. |
| setBorder(string $border) | This method sets the border of the iframe. |
cHTMLImage
The cHTMLImage class represents an image.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| setSrc(string $src) | This method sets the source of the image. |
| setWidth(string $width) | This method sets the width of the image. |
| setHeight(string $height) | This method sets the height of the image. |
| setBorder(string $border) | This method sets the border of the image. |