[how_to] Forms - set date_selector with 'optional' => true to enabled by default?

[how_to] Forms - set date_selector with 'optional' => true to enabled by default?

by Urs Hunkler -
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In a date_selector with the option  'optional' set to true to show the »Enabled« checkbox the checkbox should be activate by default. Moodle sets the checkbox to off and I don't find a way to change the default behavior.

I tried several variants of the »disabledIf« statement but without success - I guess because the »Enabled« checkbox is generated internally.

$mform->disabledIf('mycontrol', 'somecheckbox', 'checked');

Is there a possibility to activate »Enabled« by default?

Thanks a lot for any help.

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In reply to Urs Hunkler

Re: [how_to] Forms - set date_selector with 'optional' => true to enabled by default?

by Darko Miletić -

If you need it enabled you need to set default value.

class myform extends moodleform {
    protected function definition() {
        $mform = $this->_form;
        $opts = array(
            'startyear' => 1970,
            'stopyear'  => 2020,
            'timezone'  => 99,
            'optional'  => true,
        );

        $mform->addElement('date_selector', 'assesstimefinish', 'aaaaaa', $opts);
        $mform->setDefault('assesstimefinish', time() + 3600 * 24);

        $this->add_action_buttons();
    }
}


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In reply to Darko Miletić

Re: [how_to] Forms - set date_selector with 'optional' => true to enabled by default?

by Urs Hunkler -
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Thanks a lot Darko, so easy but not obvious at all.

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