cakephp-1.3 > AjaxHelper :: form()
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form

line:342 at /cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
Returns form tag that will submit using Ajax.

Method

(string) form ($params = null, $type = 'post', $options = array())

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$params mixed optional Either a string identifying the form target, or an array of method parameters, including: - 'params' => Acts as the form target - 'type' => 'post' or 'get' - 'options' => An array containing all HTML and script options used to generate the form tag and Ajax request. null
$type array optional How form data is posted: 'get' or 'post' 'post'
$options array optional Callback/HTML options array()

Return

string

Comment

Returns form tag that will submit using Ajax.

Returns a form tag that will submit using XMLHttpRequest in the background instead of the regular
reloading POST arrangement. Even though it's using Javascript to serialize the form elements,
the form submission will work just like a regular submission as viewed by the receiving side
(all elements available in params). The options for defining callbacks is the same
as AjaxHelper::link().

@param mixed $params Either a string identifying the form target, or an array of method parameters, including:
- 'params' => Acts as the form target
- 'type' => 'post' or 'get'
- 'options' => An array containing all HTML and script options used to
generate the form tag and Ajax request.
@param array $type How form data is posted: 'get' or 'post'
@param array $options Callback/HTML options
@return string JavaScript/HTML code
@see AjaxHelper::link()
@link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1366/form