Class FieldExtensions

Extension methods for the creation of form fields, labels and validation messages.

Inheritance

System.Object

FieldExtensions

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: ChameleonForms.Component

Assembly: ChameleonForms.dll

Syntax

public static class FieldExtensions

Methods

BeginFieldFor<TModel, T>(ISection<TModel>, Expression<Func<TModel, T>>, IFieldConfiguration)

Creates a single form field as a child of a form section that can have other form fields nested within it.

Declaration

public static Field<TModel> BeginFieldFor<TModel, T>(this ISection<TModel> section, Expression<Func<TModel, T>> property, IFieldConfiguration config = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ISection<TModel>	section	The section the field is being created in
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TModel, T>>	property	A lamdba expression to identify the field to render the field for
IFieldConfiguration	config	Any configuration information for the field

Returns

Type	Description
Field<TModel>	The form field

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TModel	The view model type for the current view
T	The type of the field being generated

Examples

@using (var f = s.BeginFieldFor(m => m.Company)) { @f.FieldFor(m => m.PositionTitle) }

FieldElementFor<TModel, T>(IForm<TModel>, Expression<Func<TModel, T>>, IFieldConfiguration)

Creates a standalone form field to be output in a form.

Declaration

public static IFieldConfiguration FieldElementFor<TModel, T>(this IForm<TModel> form, Expression<Func<TModel, T>> property, IFieldConfiguration config = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IForm<TModel>	form	The form the field is being created in
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TModel, T>>	property	A lamdba expression to identify the field to render the field for
IFieldConfiguration	config	Optional base field configuration

Returns

Type	Description
IFieldConfiguration	A field configuration object that allows you to configure the field

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TModel	The view model type for the current view
T	The type of the field being generated

Examples

@using (var f = Html.BeginChameleonForm()) { @f.FieldElementFor(m => m.PositionTitle) }

FieldFor<TModel, T>(Field<TModel>, Expression<Func<TModel, T>>, IFieldConfiguration)

Creates a single form field as a child of another form field.

Declaration

public static IFieldConfiguration FieldFor<TModel, T>(this Field<TModel> field, Expression<Func<TModel, T>> property, IFieldConfiguration config = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Field<TModel>	field	The parent field the field is being created in
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TModel, T>>	property	A lamdba expression to identify the field to render the field for
IFieldConfiguration	config	Optional base field configuration

Returns

Type	Description
IFieldConfiguration	A field configuration object that allows you to configure the field

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TModel	The view model type for the current view
T	The type of the field being generated

Examples

@using (var f = s.BeginFieldFor(m => m.Company)) { @f.FieldFor(m => m.PositionTitle) }

FieldFor<TModel, T>(ISection<TModel>, Expression<Func<TModel, T>>, IFieldConfiguration)

Creates a single form field as a child of a form section.

Declaration

public static IFieldConfiguration FieldFor<TModel, T>(this ISection<TModel> section, Expression<Func<TModel, T>> property, IFieldConfiguration config = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ISection<TModel>	section	The section the field is being created in
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TModel, T>>	property	A lamdba expression to identify the field to render the field for
IFieldConfiguration	config	Optional base field configuration

Returns

Type	Description
IFieldConfiguration	A field configuration object that allows you to configure the field

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TModel	The view model type for the current view
T	The type of the field being generated

Examples

@s.FieldFor(m => m.FirstName)

LabelFor<TModel, T>(IForm<TModel>, Expression<Func<TModel, T>>, IFieldConfiguration)

Creates a standalone label to be output in a form for a field.

Declaration

public static IFieldConfiguration LabelFor<TModel, T>(this IForm<TModel> form, Expression<Func<TModel, T>> property, IFieldConfiguration config = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IForm<TModel>	form	The form the label is being created in
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TModel, T>>	property	A lamdba expression to identify the field to render the label for
IFieldConfiguration	config	Optional base field configuration

Returns

Type	Description
IFieldConfiguration	The HTML for the label

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TModel	The view model type for the current view
T	The type of the field being generated

Examples

@using (var f = Html.BeginChameleonForm()) { @f.LabelFor(m => m.PositionTitle) }

ValidationMessageFor<TModel, T>(IForm<TModel>, Expression<Func<TModel, T>>, IFieldConfiguration)

Creates a standalone validation message to be output in a form for a field.

Declaration

public static IFieldConfiguration ValidationMessageFor<TModel, T>(this IForm<TModel> form, Expression<Func<TModel, T>> property, IFieldConfiguration config = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IForm<TModel>	form	The form the label is being created in
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<TModel, T>>	property	A lamdba expression to identify the field to render the validation message for
IFieldConfiguration	config	Optional base field configuration

Returns

Type	Description
IFieldConfiguration	The HTML for the validation message

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TModel	The view model type for the current view
T	The type of the field being generated

Examples

@using (var f = Html.BeginChameleonForm()) { @f.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.PositionTitle) }