Convert .csv file data into repeating HTML form fields with labels

Question

I have a database in .csv format. To retrieve data, I used a csv parser from where I got the result in array as

Array
(
    [fieldset_name] => Personal Details
    [field_name] => applicant_name
    [field_label] => Your Name
    [field_type] => text
    [css_classes] => required
    [minlength] => 4
    [maxlength] => 10
    [default_value] => 
    [help_text] => 
)

Array
(
    [fieldset_name] => Personal Details
    [field_name] => applicant_address
    [field_label] => Address
    [field_type] => textarea
    [css_classes] => required
    [minlength] => 4
    [maxlength] => 10
    [default_value] => 
    [help_text] => 
)

Now I used this code for making this array as like a html form

<?php foreach ( $form_field as $key => $v1 ) {
    $fieldset_name = $v1['fieldset_name'];
    $field_name = $v1['field_name'];
    $field_label = $v1['field_label'];
    $field_type = $v1['field_type'];
    $css_classes = $v1['css_classes'];
    $minlength = $v1['minlength'];
    $maxlength = $v1['maxlength'];
    $default_value = $v1['default_value'];
    <label for "<?php echo $field_name; ?>"></label><?php echo $field_label; ?><input type="<?php echo $field_type;?>" id = "<?php echo $css_classes; ?>"/>
<?php  }

From where I got the result as

<label for "applicant_name"></label>Your Name<input type="text" id = "required"/> 
<label for "city"></label>City<input type="text" id = "required"/>

Now I want to set the for both values. For first I want to set the value like.

<legend>Your Name</legend>
<label for "applicant_name"></label>Your Name<input type="text" id = "required"/> 
<legend>Address</legend>
<label for "city"></label>City<input type="text" id = "required"/>

So please tell me how to do this in foreach loop or in if..else condition as I have a big form like this so I can't set the value manually.

vbence · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-27 14:22:38Z

1

The id preoperty should have a unique value, as this is what the for attribute of labels is pointing at.

You write "Name" and City" to your HTML code, but they can not be generated from your array.

The closest you can get to your desired result is with:

foreach ($form_field as $f) {
    printf ('<label for="%s">%s</label><input type="text" class="%s" name="%s" value="%s"/>',
        $f['field_name'], 
        $f['field_label'],
        $f['css_classes'],
        $f['field_name'],
        $f['default_value']
    );
}

Which will produce something like:

<label for="applicant_name">Your Name</label><input type="text" class="required" name="applicant_name" value=""/>
<label for="applicant_address">Address</label><input type="text" class="required" name="applicant_address" value=""/>

edited Mar 27, 2011 at 14:22

answered Mar 27, 2011 at 14:15

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Billy Moon · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-27 14:16:51Z

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You could use regex - something like:

$legend = preg_replace('/(<.+label>(.+?)<input)/g',"<legend>$2</legend>\r\n$1",$source)

answered Mar 27, 2011 at 14:16

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vbence Over a year ago

I guess you misunderstood the question. The OP does not want to get values out of HTML but rather create a HTML form basd on the array containing meta information.

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