New event "init_form_values_after" after data set on a form #1485
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Magento does not have a common event after data is set on a form. This new event allows us to change the form, the elements and the values once data is entered, giving full flexibility. I needed this event in a special case where I needed to change the options of a select, to include the current value that was not in the existing options list. There was no other way to do this without overriding many forms 1 by 1.
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Excellent addition!
If I was designing from scratch I'd probably add a second event with a default overridable prefix to it like $this->_eventPrefix.'_form_before_html' so that the eventPrefix can be added to classes making it easier to override the specific form using the event name (same as models). But with or without this should have been added years ago. :)
OT: Is it worth tackling #423 again? You had some conserns here #423 (comment) ... but i'm still not sure how to fix it. |
Co-authored-by: Ng Kiat Siong <kiatsiong.ng@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the great suggestions @kiatng |
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@colinmollenhour and @sreichel can we get this merged? |
Magento does not have a common event after data is set on a form.
This new event allows us to change the form, the elements and the values once data is entered, giving full flexibility.
I needed this event in a special case where I needed to change the options of a select, to include the current value that was not in the existing options list.
There was no other way to do this without overriding many forms 1 by 1.
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