theme_form_element

Definition

theme_form_element($element, $value)
drupal/includes/form.inc, line 1537

Description

Return a themed form element.

Parameters

element An associative array containing the properties of the element. Properties used: title, description, id, required

$value The form element's data.

Return value

A string representing the form element.

Related topics

Namesort iconDescription
Form generationFunctions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

Code

function theme_form_element($element, $value) {
  $output  = '<div class="form-item">'."\n";
  $required = !empty($element['#required']) ? '<span class="form-required" title="'. t('This field is required.') .'">*</span>' : '';

  if (!empty($element['#title'])) {
    $title = $element['#title'];
    if (!empty($element['#id'])) {
      $output .= ' <label for="'. $element['#id'] .'">'. t('!title: !required', array('!title' => filter_xss_admin($title), '!required' => $required)) ."</label>\n";
    }
    else {
      $output .= ' <label>'. t('!title: !required', array('!title' => filter_xss_admin($title), '!required' => $required)) ."</label>\n";
    }
  }

  $output .= " $value\n";

  if (!empty($element['#description'])) {
    $output .= ' <div class="description">'. $element['#description'] ."</div>\n";
  }

  $output .= "</div>\n";

  return $output;
}