Button¶

class phpctrl\ui\Button¶

Implements a clickable button:

$button = $app->add(['Button', 'Click me']);

The Button will typically inherit all same properties of a View. The base class “View” implements many useful methods already, such as:

$button->addClass('big red');

Alternatvie syntax if you wish to initialize object yourself:

$button = new Button('Click me');
$button->addClass('big red');

$app->add($button);

You can refer to the Semantic UI documentation for Button to find out more about available classes: http://semantic-ui.com/elements/button.html.

Demo: http://demo.phpcontrols.com/ui/button.php

Button Icon¶

property phpctrl\ui\Button::$icon¶

Property $icon will place icon on your button and can be specified in one of the following two ways:

$button = $app->add(['Button', 'Like', 'blue', 'icon'=>'thumbs up']);

// or

$button = $app->add(['Button', 'Like', 'blue', 'icon'=>new Icon('thumbs up')]);

or if you prefer initializing objects:

$button = new Button('Like');
$button->addClass('blue');
$button->icon = new Icon('thumbs u');

$app->add($button);

property phpctrl\ui\Button::$iconRight¶

Setting this will display icon on the right of the button:

$button = $app->add(['Button', 'Next', 'iconRight'=>'right arrow']);

Apart from being on the right, the same rules apply as Button::$icon. Both icons cannot be specified simultaniously.

Button Bar¶

Buttons can be aranged into a bar. You would need to create a View component with property ui='buttons' and add your other buttons inside:

$bar = $app->add(['ui'=>'vertical buttons']);

$bar->add(['Button', 'Play', 'icon'=>'play']);
$bar->add(['Button', 'Pause', 'icon'=>'pause']);
$bar->add(['Button', 'Shuffle', 'icon'=>'shuffle']);

At this point using alternative syntax where you initialize objects yourself becomes a bit too complex and lengthy:

$bar = new View();
$bar->ui = 'buttons';
$bar->addClass('vertical');

$button = new Button('Play');
$button->icon = 'play';
$bar->add($button);

$button = new Button('Pause');
$button->icon = 'pause';
$bar->add($button);

$button = new Button('Shuffle');
$button->icon = 'shuffle';
$bar->add($button);

$app->add($bar);

Linking¶

phpctrl\ui\Button::link()¶

Will link button to a destination URL or page:

$button->link('http://google.com/');
// or
$button->link(['details', 'id'=>123]);

If array is used, it’s routed to App::url

For other JavaScript actions you can use JavaScript Mapping:

$button->js('click', new jsExpression('document.location.reload()'));

Complex Buttons¶

Knowledge of the Semantic UI button (http://semantic-ui.com/elements/button.html) can help you in creating more complex buttons:

$forks = new Button(['labeled'=> true]); // Button, not Buttons!
$forks->add(new Button(['Forks', 'blue']))->add(new Icon('fork'));
$forks->add(new Label(['1,048', 'basic blue left pointing']));
$layout->add($forks);