<?php
/**
 * Zend Framework
 *
 * LICENSE
 *
 * This source file is subject to the new BSD license that is bundled
 * with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
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 *
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_View
 * @subpackage Helper
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 */


/**
 * Abstract class for extension
 */
require_once 'Zend/View/Helper/FormElement.php';


/**
 * Helper to generate a "hidden" element
 * 
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_View
 * @subpackage Helper
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 */
class Zend_View_Helper_FormHidden extends Zend_View_Helper_FormElement {
    
    /**
     * Generates a 'hidden' element.
     * 
     * @access public
     * 
     * @param string|array $name If a string, the element name.  If an
     * array, all other parameters are ignored, and the array elements
     * are extracted in place of added parameters.
     * @param mixed $value The element value.
     * @param array $attribs Attributes for the element tag.
     * @return string The element XHTML.
     */
    public function formHidden($name, $value = null, array $attribs = null)
    {
        $info = $this->_getInfo($name, $value, $attribs);
        extract($info); // name, value, attribs, options, listsep, disable
        if (isset($id)) {
            if (isset($attribs) && is_array($attribs)) {
                $attribs['id'] = $id;
            } else {
                $attribs = array('id' => $id);
            }
        }
        return $this->_hidden($name, $value, $attribs);
    }
}
