function hook_form

Display a node editing form.

This hook, implemented by node modules, is called to retrieve the form that is displayed when one attempts to "create/edit" an item. This form is displayed at the URI http://www.example.com/?q=node/<add|edit>/nodetype.

Parameters

&$node: The node being added or edited.

$form_state: The form state array. Changes made to this variable will have no effect.

Return value

An array containing the form elements to be displayed in the node edit form.

The submit and preview buttons, taxonomy controls, and administrative accoutrements are displayed automatically by node.module. This hook needs to return the node title, the body text area, and fields specific to the node type.

For a detailed usage example, see node_example.module.

Related topics

File

developer/hooks/node.php, line 245

These hooks are defined by node modules, modules that define a new kind of node.

Code

function hook_form(&$node, $form_state) {
  $type = node_get_types('type', $node);
  $form['title'] = array(
    '#type' => 'textfield',
    '#title' => check_plain($type->title_label),
    '#required' => TRUE,
    '#default_value' => $node->title,
  );
  $form['body_field'] = node_body_field($node, $type->body_label, $type->min_word_count);
  $form['field1'] = array(
    '#type' => 'textfield',
    '#title' => t('Custom field'),
    '#default_value' => $node->field1,
    '#maxlength' => 127,
  );
  $form['selectbox'] = array(
    '#type' => 'select',
    '#title' => t('Select box'),
    '#default_value' => $node->selectbox,
    '#options' => array(
      1 => 'Option A',
      2 => 'Option B',
      3 => 'Option C',
    ),
    '#description' => t('Please choose an option.'),
  );
  return $form;
}