Zf2 list elements from entities doctrine 2 - doctrine-orm

Question

I have simple question,
how can I create form list elements, something like grid or this:
[x] name | image | [button]
[ ] name | image | [button]
[x] name | image | [button]
<table>
<tr><th>checkbox</th><th>name</th><th>action</th></tr>
<tr><td><input type="checkbox"></td><td>name</td><td><button>OK</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="checkbox"></td><td>name</td><td><button>OK</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="checkbox"></td><td>name</td><td><button>OK</td></tr>
</table>
//list entities from db, array(object,object,object)
//object = Application\Entity\Area
$areas = $this->getObjectManager()->getRepository('Application\Entity\Area')->findAll();
I used in form Zend\Form\Element\Collection but I don't know how populate collection date from db, so I had clear form.
I should do it properly and what to use?

Answer 1

From Doctrine you already get an iterable datatype (array). So you only need to iterate it in your view:
...
<?php foreach($this->data as $area): ?>
//your table row markup for a single entity
<?php endforeach; ?>
...

Answer 2

Disclaimer: I have asked a similar question, with no answer. So I would also be keen to know the 'Zend' way or if anyone is able to suggest an alternative.
The approach below seems to work for me.
ListForm.php
Add a collection to your 'list' form.
/** The collection that holds each element **/
$name = $this->getCollectionName();
$collectionElement = new \Zend\Form\Element\Collection($name);
$collectionElement->setOptions(array(
'count' => 0,
'should_create_template' => false,
'allow_add' => true
));
$this->add($collectionElement);
This collection will hold out collection element (Zend\Form\Element\Checkbox)
/** The element that should be added for each item **/
$targetElement = new \Zend\Form\Element\Checkbox('id');
$targetElement->setOptions(array(
'use_hidden_element' => false,
'checked_value' => 1,
));
$collectionElement->setTargetElement($targetElement);
Then I add a few methods to allow me to pass an ArrayCollecion to the form. For each entity in my collection I will create a new $targetElement; setting its it's checked value to the id of the entity.
/**
* addItems
*
* Add multiple items to the collection
*
* #param Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection $items Items to add to the
* collection
*/
public function addItems(Collection $items)
{
foreach($items as $item) {
$this->addItem($item);
}
return $this;
}
/**
* addItem
*
* Add a sigle collection item
*
* #param EntityInterface $entity The entity to add to the
* element collection
*/
public function addItem(EntityInterface $item)
{
$element = $this->createNewItem($item->getId());
$this->get($this->getCollectionName())->add($element);
}
/**
* createNewItem
*
* Create a new collection item
*
* #param EntityInterface $entity The entity to create
* #return \Zend\Form\ElementInterface
*/
protected function createNewItem($id, array $options = array())
{
$element = clone $this->targetElement;
$element->setOptions(array_merge($element->getOptions(), $options));
$element->setCheckedValue($id);
return $element;
}
All that is then needed is to pass the collection to the form from within the controller action.
SomeController
public function listAction()
{
//....
$users = $objectManager->getRepository('user')->findBy(array('foo' => 'bar'));
$form = $this->getServiceLocator()->get('my_list_form');
$form->addItems($users);
//...
}

Answer 3

You can populate multi-select checkbox using doctrine from the database using DoctrineModule\Form\Element\ObjectMultiCheckbox as in this page:
https://github.com/doctrine/DoctrineModule/blob/master/docs/form-element.md
simply you need to pass the entity manager to the form, and then do same as in the example you can create ObjectMultiCheckbox form element...
or the other better -moro automated work- method, if you want to use the collection you need to do the mapping right (#orm\OneToMany and #orm\ManyToOne) with the area... and the create a fieldset in the form as in here...:
http://framework.zend.com/manual/2.2/en/modules/zend.form.collections.html
and add methods to the other entity to add and remove the areas as this:
public function addArea(Collection $areas)
{
foreach ($areas as $area) {
$area->setOtherEntity($this);
$this->areas->add($area);
}
}
public function removeAreas(Collection $areas)
{
foreach ($areas as $area) {
$area->setOtherEntity(null);
$this->areas->removeElement($area);
}
}
By this if you use the hydration the values will be added and removed as you select them automatically...