drupal_render_form

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Definition

drupal_render_form($form_id, &$form)
includes/form.inc, line 454

Description

Renders a structured form array into themed HTML.

Parameters

$form_id A unique string identifying the form for validation, submission, theming, and hook_form_alter functions.

$form An associative array containing the structure of the form.

Return value

A string containing the path of the page to display when processing is complete.

Related topics

Name	Description
Form generation	Functions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

Code

<?php
function drupal_render_form($form_id, &$form) {
  // Don't override #theme if someone already set it.
  if (isset($form['#base'])) {
    $base = $form['#base'];
  }

  if (!isset($form['#theme'])) {
    if (theme_get_function($form_id)) {
      $form['#theme'] = $form_id;
    }
    elseif (theme_get_function($base)) {
      $form['#theme'] = $base;
    }
  }

  if (isset($form['#pre_render'])) {
    foreach ($form['#pre_render'] as $function) {
      if (function_exists($function)) {
        $function($form_id, $form);
      }
    }
  }

  $output = drupal_render($form);
  return $output;
}
?>