Html.lua

html.lua

This is used in the View section of the Model-Controller-View.

cookie.set

INPUT:
This library required the following inputs/parameters.

• name
• value
• path

OUTPUT:
This library deliverers the following output/parameters.

• String to set the cookie

CODING EXAMPLE:

-- Set variable/Call for this library

html_escape

INPUT:
This library required the following inputs/parameters.

• text-string

OUTPUT:
This library deliverers the following output/parameters.

• String with &,>,< signs encoded

CODING EXAMPLE:

-- Set variable/Call for this library
bobo = require "html"
format = bobo.html_escape("This is > a test < string &")
print(format)

This is > a test < string &

nv_pair

INPUT:
This library required the following inputs/parameters.

• name
• value

OUTPUT:
This library deliverers the following output/parameters.

• name="value"

CODING EXAMPLE:

-- Set variable/Call for this library
bobo = require "html"
format = bobo.nv_pair("foo", "bar")
print(format)
foo="bar"

cfe_unpack

INPUT:
This library required the following inputs/parameters.

• Give a cfe table

OUTPUT:
This library deliverers the following output/parameters.

• String with the whole cfe table

CODING EXAMPLE:

-- Set variable/Call for this library
--haserl code below. Used in views in ACF
<? require "html ?>

<?= html.cfe(form) ?>

form.longtext

INPUT:
This library required the following inputs/parameters.

• Needs a cfe table

OUTPUT:
This library deliverers the following output/parameters.

• Html code for a <textarea>

CODING EXAMPLE:

-- Set variable/Call for this library
--your model may return something like this
return (cfe{value=status, name="inputarea", type="longtext", rows="30", cols="20" })
--your cfe will look something like this
{ value=status, type="longtext", options="", errtxt="" }
--haserl code below. Used in views in ACF

<? require "html" ?>
<?= html.form[form.value.inputarea.type](form.value.inputarea) ?>
--this way will only have to touch model/controller if change in code. Very rarely the view.