[#6431] changing "Simple Example" to use implode/explode

Author: mccullagh

cookbook/form/data_transformers.rst

@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ to render the form, and then back into a ``DateTime`` object on submit.
     When a form field has the ``inherit_data`` option set, Data Transformers
     won't be applied to that field.
 
-Simple Example: Sanitizing HTML on User Input
----------------------------------------------
+.. _simple-example-sanitizing-html-on-user-input:
 
-Suppose you have a Task form with a description ``textarea`` type::
+Simple Example: Transforming String Tags from User Input to an Array
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Suppose you have a Task form with a tags ``text`` type::
 
     // src/AppBundle/Form/TaskType.php
     namespace AppBundle\Form\Type;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ Suppose you have a Task form with a description ``textarea`` type::
     {
         public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
         {
-            $builder->add('description', 'textarea');
+            $builder->add('tags', 'text')
         }
 
         public function setDefaultOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)
@@ -45,15 +47,10 @@ Suppose you have a Task form with a description ``textarea`` type::
         // ...
     }
 
-But, there are two complications:
-
-#. Your users are allowed to use *some* HTML tags, but not others: you need a way
-   to call :phpfunction:`strip_tags` after the form is submitted;
+Internally the ``tags`` are stored as an array, but they are displayed
+to the user as a simple string, to make them easier to edit.
 
-#. To be friendly, you want to convert ``<br/>`` tags into line breaks (``\n``) before
-   rendering the field so the text is easier to edit.
-
-This is a *perfect* time to attach a custom data transformer to the ``description``
+This is a *perfect* time to attach a custom data transformer to the ``tags``
 field. The easiest way to do this is with the :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\CallbackTransformer`
 class::
 
@@ -68,20 +65,17 @@ class::
     {
         public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
         {
-            $builder->add('description', 'textarea');
+            $builder->add('tags', 'text');
 
-            $builder->get('description')
+            $builder->get('tags')
                 ->addModelTransformer(new CallbackTransformer(
-                    // transform <br/> to \n so the textarea reads easier
-                    function ($originalDescription) {
-                        return preg_replace('#<br\s*/?>#i', "\n", $originalDescription);
+                    // transform array to string so the input reads easier
+                    function ($originalTags) {
+                        return implode(', ', $originalTags);
                     },
-                    function ($submittedDescription) {
-                        // remove most HTML tags (but not br,p)
-                        $cleaned = strip_tags($submittedDescription, '<br><br/><p>');
-
-                        // transform any \n to real <br/>
-                        return str_replace("\n", '<br/>', $cleaned);
+                    function ($submittedTags) {
+                        // transform the string back to Array
+                        return explode(', ', $submittedTags);
                     }
                 ))
             ;
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ You can also add the transformer, right when adding the field by changing the fo
 slightly::
 
     $builder->add(
-        $builder->create('description', 'textarea')
+        $builder->create('tags', 'text')
             ->addModelTransformer(...)
     );