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LauDem
LauDem

Reputation: 478

Sf2 Forms - $form->getData() returns an array instead of an instance while defaultOptions 'data_class' setted

i'm facing a problem with a Symfony Form.

I'm specifying the data_class in the formType class as show below :

    <?php

namespace myCompany\myBundle\Form;

use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolverInterface;
use myCompany\myBundle\Entity\someEntity;


class someType extends AbstractType
{
    public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
    {
        //here my form builder. No problem there...
    }

    public function getName()
    {
        return 'aNameForTheServiceToBeCalled';
    }

    public function setDefautOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)
    {
        $resolver->setDefaults(array(
            'data_class' => 'myCompany\myBundle\Entity\someEntity',
            'empty_data' => new someEntity()
        ));
    }
}

As this form is declared as a service, i call it this way from the controller :

$form=$this->createForm('aNameForTheServiceToBeCalled');

Then at some point i want to get the posted form data, so i do :

$data = $form->getData();

According to Symfony API documentation:

public mixed getData() : returns the data in the format needed for the underlying object

So i'm expecting $data to be an instance of someEntity.

But apparently i'm wrong because as i'm trying to $em->persist($data); i recieve an error saying :

EntityManager#persist() expects parameter 1 to be an entity object, array given.

So apparently $data is an array, and an instance of someEntity. Thx in advance for your help!

----------------------- NB. i know that instead of calling

$form=$this->createForm('aNameForTheServiceToBeCalled');

from my controller, i could do the following instead :

$someEntity = //... new instance of someEntity, or from a repository, or whatever someEntity managerslike service
$form=$this->createForm('aNameForTheServiceToBeCalled', $someEntity);

but that's exactly what i dont want to do....

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2219

Answers (2)

Samuel Vicent
Samuel Vicent

Reputation: 1031

Great, that's it. setDefaultOptions is required, but is deprecated since Symfony 2.6 and to be removed from 3.0 in favor of configureOptions.

Here you are a tip that will allow you a smooth transition from Symfony 2.X to Symfony 3.0 and above:

    public function setDefaultOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)
    {
        $this->configureOptions($resolver);
    }

    public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
    {
        $resolver->setDefaults(array(
            'data_class' => YOUR_ENTITY_OR_MODEL_CLASS::class,
            'attr' => array(
                'id' => $this->getName()
            ),
            'custom_parameters' => [] // Set a Variable that will allow to pass custom parameters from a controller to the type
        ));
    }

Upvotes: 2

LauDem
LauDem

Reputation: 478

I had a typo :

 public function setDefautOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)

should have been

 public function setDefau**l**tOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)

L was missing... On how wasting 2 hours for nothing... Thx everyone!

Upvotes: 2

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