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Class MultiCheckboxWidget
Input widget class for generating multiple checkboxes.
- Cake\View\Widget\MultiCheckboxWidget implements Cake\View\Widget\WidgetInterface uses Cake\View\Helper\IdGeneratorTrait
Properties summary
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    Label widget instance.$_labelprotected
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    Template instance to use.$_templatesprotected
Inherited Properties
Method Summary
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    __construct() publicRender multi-checkbox widget.
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    _isDisabled() protectedHelper method for deciding what options are disabled.
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    _isSelected() protectedHelper method for deciding what options are selected.
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    _renderInput() protectedRender a single checkbox & wrapper.
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    _renderInputs() protectedRender the checkbox inputs.
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    render() publicRender multi-checkbox widget.
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    secureFields() publicReturns a list of fields that need to be secured for this widget. Fields are in the form of Model[field][suffix] 
Method Detail
__construct()source public
__construct( Cake\View\StringTemplate $templates , Cake\View\Widget\LabelWidget $label )Render multi-checkbox widget.
This class uses the following templates:
- checkboxRenders checkbox input controls. Accepts the- name,- valueand- attrsvariables.
- checkboxWrapperRenders the containing div/element for a checkbox and its label. Accepts the- input, and- labelvariables.
- multicheckboxWrapperRenders a wrapper around grouped inputs.
- multicheckboxTitleRenders the title element for grouped inputs.
Parameters
- Cake\View\StringTemplate- $templates
- Templates list.
- Cake\View\Widget\LabelWidget- $label
- Label widget instance.
_isDisabled()source protected
_isDisabled( string $key , array|boolean|null $disabled )Helper method for deciding what options are disabled.
Parameters
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     string $key
- The key to test.
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     array|boolean|null $disabled
- The disabled values.
Returns
boolean_isSelected()source protected
_isSelected( string $key , array|string|null $selected )Helper method for deciding what options are selected.
Parameters
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     string $key
- The key to test.
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     array|string|null $selected
- The selected values.
Returns
boolean_renderInput()source protected
_renderInput( array $checkbox , Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface $context )Render a single checkbox & wrapper.
Parameters
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     array $checkbox
- An array containing checkbox key/value option pairs
- Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface- $context
- Context object.
Returns
string_renderInputs()source protected
_renderInputs( array $data , Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface $context )Render the checkbox inputs.
Parameters
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     array $data
- The data array defining the checkboxes.
- Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface- $context
- The current form context.
Returns
arrayAn array of rendered inputs.
render()source public
render( array $data , Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface $context )Render multi-checkbox widget.
Data supports the following options.
- nameThe name attribute of the inputs to create.- []will be appended to the name.
- optionsAn array of options to create checkboxes out of.
- valEither a string/integer or array of values that should be checked. Can also be a complex options set.
- disabledEither a boolean or an array of checkboxes to disable.
- escapeSet to false to disable HTML escaping.
- optionsAn associative array of value=>labels to generate options for.
- idPrefixPrefix for generated ID attributes.
Options format
The options option can take a variety of data format depending on the complexity of HTML you want generated.
You can generate simple options using a basic associative array:
'options' => ['elk' => 'Elk', 'beaver' => 'Beaver']If you need to define additional attributes on your option elements you can use the complex form for options:
'options' => [
  ['value' => 'elk', 'text' => 'Elk', 'data-foo' => 'bar'],
]This form requires that both the value and text keys be defined. If either is not set options will not be generated correctly.
Parameters
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     array $data
- The data to generate a checkbox set with.
- Cake\View\Form\ContextInterface- $context
- The current form context.
Returns
stringImplementation of
Cake\View\Widget\WidgetInterface::render()
  secureFields()source public
secureFields( array $data )Returns a list of fields that need to be secured for this widget. Fields are in the form of Model[field][suffix]
Parameters
- 
     array $data
- The data to render.
Returns
arrayArray of fields to secure.
Implementation of
Cake\View\Widget\WidgetInterface::secureFields()
  Methods used from Cake\View\Helper\IdGeneratorTrait
_domId()source protected
_domId( string $value )Generate an ID suitable for use in an ID attribute.
Parameters
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     string $value
- The value to convert into an ID.
Returns
stringThe generated id.
_id()source protected
_id( string $name , string $val )Generate an ID attribute for an element.
Ensures that id's for a given set of fields are unique.
Parameters
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     string $name
- The ID attribute name.
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     string $val
- The ID attribute value.
Returns
stringGenerated id.
_idSuffix()source protected
_idSuffix( string $val )Generate an ID suffix.
Ensures that id's for a given set of fields are unique.
Parameters
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     string $val
- The ID attribute value.
Returns
stringGenerated id suffix.
Properties detail
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