theme_file

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Definition

theme_file($element)
includes/form.inc, line 1523

Description

Format a file upload field.

For assistance with handling the uploaded file correctly, see the API provided by file.inc.

Parameters

$title The label for the file upload field.

$name The internal name used to refer to the field.

$size A measure of the visible size of the field (passed directly to HTML).

$description Explanatory text to display after the form item.

$required Whether the user must upload a file to the field.

Return value

A themed HTML string representing the field.

Related topics

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

Code

<?php
function theme_file($element) {
  _form_set_class($element, array('form-file'));
  return theme('form_element', $element, '<input type="file" name="'. $element['#name'] .'"'. ($element['#attributes'] ? ' '. drupal_attributes($element['#attributes']) : '') .' id="'. $element['#id'] .'" size="'. $element['#size'] ."\" />\n");
}
?>