Development:Block formslib
(This is currently a proposal and isn't available for use).
Creating a Global Configuration form
In order to create a global confuration form using formslib, you must create a file /blocks/BLOCKNAME/config_global_form.php
In this file a class like needs to be created which follows the naming scheme: block_BLOCKNAME_config_global_form.
In your form configuration class you need to implement the block_configuration() method, adding the elements you need with $this->add_config_element(). Using this method means the form elements will be processed when the block configuration is saved.
require_once $CFG->dirroot .'/blocks/block_config_global_form.php'; class block_BLOCKNAME_config_global_form extends block_config_global_form { function block_configuration(&$mform){ // add a html editor text field $this->add_config_element('htmleditor', 'block_BLOCKNAME_text', get_string('text','BLOCKNAME')); // set the default value, this will set the default value // or set the $CFG value for the same name, if it exists $this->set_config_default('block_BLOCKNAME_text', 'mydefault'); // set an appropiate PARAM type $mform->setType('block_BLOCKNAME_text', PARAM_NOTAGS); } }
Custom formslib-style functions
add_config_elment
This does the same as addElement, except that is also adds the element to the list of form elements which need to be saved by the block configuration
set_config_default
This will either