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-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst34
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst2
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst174
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst4
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst19
5 files changed, 102 insertions, 131 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst
index 4308753bb..15b5e17c4 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/array_helper.rst
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ The following functions are available:
element()
=========
-.. php:method:: element($item, $array, $default = FALSE)
+.. php:method:: element($item, $array, $default = NULL)
:param string $item: Item to fetch from the array
:param array $array: Input array
:param boolean $default: What to return if the array isn't valid
- :returns: FALSE on failure or the array item.
+ :returns: NULL on failure or the array item.
Lets you fetch an item from an array. The function tests whether the
array index is set and whether it has a value. If a value exists it is
-returned. If a value does not exist it returns FALSE, or whatever you've
+returned. If a value does not exist it returns NULL, or whatever you've
specified as the default value via the third parameter. Example
::
@@ -43,31 +43,31 @@ specified as the default value via the third parameter. Example
);
echo element('color', $array); // returns "red"
- echo element('size', $array, NULL); // returns NULL
+ echo element('size', $array, 'foobar'); // returns "foobar"
elements()
==========
Lets you fetch a number of items from an array. The function tests
whether each of the array indices is set. If an index does not exist it
-is set to FALSE, or whatever you've specified as the default value via
+is set to NULL, or whatever you've specified as the default value via
the third parameter.
-.. php:method:: elements($items, $array, $default = FALSE)
+.. php:method:: elements($items, $array, $default = NULL)
:param string $item: Item to fetch from the array
:param array $array: Input array
:param boolean $default: What to return if the array isn't valid
- :returns: FALSE on failure or the array item.
+ :returns: NULL on failure or the array item.
Example
::
$array = array(
- 'color' => 'red',  
- 'shape' => 'round',     
- 'radius' => '10',     
+ 'color' => 'red',
+ 'shape' => 'round',
+ 'radius' => '10',
'diameter' => '20'
);
@@ -78,25 +78,25 @@ The above will return the following array
::
array(
- 'color' => 'red',     
- 'shape' => 'round',     
- 'height' => FALSE
+ 'color' => 'red',
+ 'shape' => 'round',
+ 'height' => NULL
);
You can set the third parameter to any default value you like
::
- $my_shape = elements(array('color', 'shape', 'height'), $array, NULL);
+ $my_shape = elements(array('color', 'shape', 'height'), $array, 'foobar');
The above will return the following array
::
array(     
- 'color' => 'red',     
- 'shape' => 'round',     
- 'height' => NULL
+ 'color' => 'red',
+ 'shape' => 'round',
+ 'height' => 'foobar'
);
This is useful when sending the $_POST array to one of your Models.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
index 48095a11d..90244739b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/captcha_helper.rst
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Here is a table prototype
CREATE TABLE captcha (  
captcha_id bigint(13) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,  
captcha_time int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,  
- ip_address varchar(16) default '0' NOT NULL,  
+ ip_address varchar(45) NOT NULL,  
word varchar(20) NOT NULL,  
PRIMARY KEY `captcha_id` (`captcha_id`),  
KEY `word` (`word`)
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
index ba079394d..e332a913f 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If a timezone is not provided, it will return time() based on "time_reference" s
mdate()
=======
-This function is identical to PHPs `date() <http://www.php.net/date>`_
+This function is identical to PHP's `date() <http://www.php.net/date>`_
function, except that it lets you use MySQL style date codes, where each
code letter is preceded with a percent sign: %Y %m %d etc.
@@ -85,32 +85,29 @@ Example
The first parameter must contain the format, the second parameter must
contain the date as a Unix timestamp.
-Supported formats:
+.. note:: This function is DEPRECATED. Use the native ``date()`` combined
+ with `DateTime's format constants <http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.datetime.php#datetime.constants.types>`_
+ instead:
+
+ |
+ | echo date(DATE_RFC822, time());
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| Constant | Description | Example |
-+================+========================+===================================+
-| DATE_ATOM | Atom | 2005-08-15T16:13:03+0000 |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_COOKIE | HTTP Cookies | Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_ISO8601 | ISO-8601 | 2005-08-14T16:13:03+00:00 |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_RFC822 | RFC 822 | Sun, 14 Aug 05 16:13:03 UTC |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_RFC850 | RFC 850 | Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_RFC1036 | RFC 1036 | Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_RFC1123 | RFC 1123 | Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_RFC2822 | RFC 2822 | Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 +0000 |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_RSS | RSS | Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| DATE_W3C | W3C | 2005-08-14T16:13:03+0000 |
-+----------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+Supported formats:
+=============== ======================= ======================================
+Constant Description Example
+=============== ======================= ======================================
+DATE_ATOM Atom 2005-08-15T16:13:03+0000
+DATE_COOKIE HTTP Cookies Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
+DATE_ISO8601 ISO-8601 2005-08-14T16:13:03+00:00
+DATE_RFC822 RFC 822 Sun, 14 Aug 05 16:13:03 UTC
+DATE_RFC850 RFC 850 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC
+DATE_RFC1036 RFC 1036 Sunday, 14-Aug-05 16:13:03 UTC
+DATE_RFC1123 RFC 1123 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
+DATE_RFC2822 RFC 2822 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 +0000
+DATE_RSS RSS Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:13:03 UTC
+DATE_W3C W3C 2005-08-14T16:13:03+0000
+=============== ======================= ======================================
local_to_gmt()
==============
@@ -421,86 +418,47 @@ The following table indicates each timezone and its location.
Note some of the location lists have been abridged for clarity and formatting.
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| Time Zone | Location |
-+============+================================================================+
-| UM12 | (UTC - 12:00) Baker/Howland Island |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM11 | (UTC - 11:00) Samoa Time Zone, Niue |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM10 | (UTC - 10:00) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, Cook Islands |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM95 | (UTC - 09:30) Marquesas Islands |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM9 | (UTC - 09:00) Alaska Standard Time, Gambier Islands |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM8 | (UTC - 08:00) Pacific Standard Time, Clipperton Island |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM7 | (UTC - 11:00) Mountain Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM6 | (UTC - 06:00) Central Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM5 | (UTC - 05:00) Eastern Standard Time, Western Caribbean |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM45 | (UTC - 04:30) Venezuelan Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM4 | (UTC - 04:00) Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Caribbean |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM35 | (UTC - 03:30) Newfoundland Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM3 | (UTC - 03:00) Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Uruguay |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM2 | (UTC - 02:00) South Georgia/South Sandwich Islands |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UM1 | (UTC -1:00) Azores, Cape Verde Islands |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UTC | (UTC) Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP1 | (UTC +1:00) Central European Time, West Africa Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP2 | (UTC +2:00) Central Africa Time, Eastern European Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP3 | (UTC +3:00) Moscow Time, East Africa Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP35 | (UTC +3:30) Iran Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP4 | (UTC +4:00) Azerbaijan Standard Time, Samara Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP45 | (UTC +4:30) Afghanistan |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP5 | (UTC +5:00) Pakistan Standard Time, Yekaterinburg Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP55 | (UTC +5:30) Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP575 | (UTC +5:45) Nepal Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP6 | (UTC +6:00) Bangladesh Standard Time, Bhutan Time, Omsk Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP65 | (UTC +6:30) Cocos Islands, Myanmar |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP7 | (UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk Time, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam|
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP8 | (UTC +8:00) Australian Western Standard Time, Beijing Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP875 | (UTC +8:45) Australian Central Western Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP9 | (UTC +9:00) Japan Standard Time, Korea Standard Time, Yakutsk |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP95 | (UTC +9:30) Australian Central Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP10 | (UTC +10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time, Vladivostok Time|
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP105 | (UTC +10:30) Lord Howe Island |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP11 | (UTC +11:00) Magadan Time, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP115 | (UTC +11:30) Norfolk Island |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP12 | (UTC +12:00) Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kamchatka, New Zealand |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP1275 | (UTC +12:45) Chatham Islands Standard Time |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP13 | (UTC +13:00) Phoenix Islands Time, Tonga |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| UP14 | (UTC +14:00) Line Islands |
-+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
+=========== =====================================================================
+Time Zone Location
+=========== =====================================================================
+UM2 (UTC - 12:00) Baker/Howland Island
+UM1 (UTC - 11:00) Samoa Time Zone, Niue
+UM0 (UTC - 10:00) Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, Cook Islands
+UM95 (UTC - 09:30) Marquesas Islands
+UM9 (UTC - 09:00) Alaska Standard Time, Gambier Islands
+UM8 (UTC - 08:00) Pacific Standard Time, Clipperton Island
+UM7 (UTC - 11:00) Mountain Standard Time
+UM6 (UTC - 06:00) Central Standard Time
+UM5 (UTC - 05:00) Eastern Standard Time, Western Caribbean
+UM45 (UTC - 04:30) Venezuelan Standard Time
+UM4 (UTC - 04:00) Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Caribbean
+UM35 (UTC - 03:30) Newfoundland Standard Time
+UM3 (UTC - 03:00) Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Uruguay
+UM2 (UTC - 02:00) South Georgia/South Sandwich Islands
+UM (UTC -1:00) Azores, Cape Verde Islands
+UTC (UTC) Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time
+UP1 (UTC +1:00) Central European Time, West Africa Time
+UP2 (UTC +2:00) Central Africa Time, Eastern European Time
+UP3 (UTC +3:00) Moscow Time, East Africa Time
+UP35 (UTC +3:30) Iran Standard Time
+UP4 (UTC +4:00) Azerbaijan Standard Time, Samara Time
+UP45 (UTC +4:30) Afghanistan
+UP5 (UTC +5:00) Pakistan Standard Time, Yekaterinburg Time
+UP55 (UTC +5:30) Indian Standard Time, Sri Lanka Time
+UP575 (UTC +5:45) Nepal Time
+UP6 (UTC +6:00) Bangladesh Standard Time, Bhutan Time, Omsk Time
+UP65 (UTC +6:30) Cocos Islands, Myanmar
+UP7 (UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk Time, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
+UP8 (UTC +8:00) Australian Western Standard Time, Beijing Time
+UP875 (UTC +8:45) Australian Central Western Standard Time
+UP9 (UTC +9:00) Japan Standard Time, Korea Standard Time, Yakutsk
+UP95 (UTC +9:30) Australian Central Standard Time
+UP10 (UTC +10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time, Vladivostok Time
+UP105 (UTC +10:30) Lord Howe Island
+UP11 (UTC +11:00) Magadan Time, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
+UP115 (UTC +11:30) Norfolk Island
+UP12 (UTC +12:00) Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kamchatka, New Zealand
+UP1275 (UTC +12:45) Chatham Islands Standard Time
+UP1 (UTC +13:00) Phoenix Islands Time, Tonga
+UP14 (UTC +14:00) Line Islands
+=========== ===================================================================== \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
index a110f3c14..fa7b3dbf9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/form_helper.rst
@@ -543,3 +543,7 @@ This function is identical to the **set_checkbox()** function above.
<input type="radio" name="myradio" value="1" <?php echo set_radio('myradio', '1', TRUE); ?> />
<input type="radio" name="myradio" value="2" <?php echo set_radio('myradio', '2'); ?> />
+.. note:: If you are using the Form Validation class, you must always specify a rule for your field,
+ even if empty, in order for the set_*() functions to work. This is because if a Form Validation object
+ is defined, the control for set_*() is handed over to a method of the class instead of the generic helper
+ function. \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
index 3c91fd5dd..1987dfb72 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ browser settings. Here is an example with attributes
echo anchor_popup('news/local/123', 'Click Me!', $atts);
.. note:: The above attributes are the function defaults so you only need to
-set the ones that are different from what you need. If you want the
-function to use all of its defaults simply pass an empty array in the
-third parameter
+ set the ones that are different from what you need. If you want the
+ function to use all of its defaults simply pass an empty array in the
+ third parameter
::
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ Creates a standard HTML email link. Usage example
echo mailto('me@my-site.com', 'Click Here to Contact Me');
As with the anchor() tab above, you can set attributes using the third
-parameter.
+parameter:
+
+::
+
+ $attributes = array('title' => 'Mail me');
+ echo mailto('me@my-site.com', 'Contact Me', $attributes);
safe_mailto()
=============
@@ -298,7 +303,7 @@ link. The function will build the URL based on your config file values.
The optional second parameter allows you to force a particular redirection
method. The available methods are "location" or "refresh", with location
-being faster but less reliable on Windows servers. The default is "auto",
+being faster but less reliable on IIS servers. The default is "auto",
which will attempt to intelligently choose the method based on the server
environment.
@@ -320,3 +325,7 @@ engine purposes. The default Response Code is 302. The third parameter is
.. note:: For very fine grained control over headers, you should use the
`Output Library </libraries/output>` set_header() function.
+
+.. note:: To IIS users: if you hide the `Server` HTTP header, the "auto"
+ method won't detect IIS, in that case it is advised you explicitly
+ use the "refresh" method.