By Example: CHtml

Tutorials

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Avaiable methods:<br>

- CHtml::link()

 
- CHtml::button()
 
- CHtml::textField()
 
- CHtml::listData()
 
- CHtml::dropDownList() <br>
 
 
<a name="link"></a>
 
## ::## CHtml::link() method***

### **Example 1: Linking to a controller action
 
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```php#### **HTML Output:
 
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### **Example 2: Linking to a controller action with querystring parameters**

```php```

#### **HTML Output:*****

### **Example 3: Linking to a controller action with multiple querystring parameters**

```php```

#### **HTML Output:*****

### **Example 4: Link opening a new page**

```php```

#### **HTML Output:*****

### **Example 5: Linking to a controller action inside the actual controller **
(Suppose you are in the PostController/view and wants to link to PostController/create)***

### **Example 6: Linking to a controller action from the site root**
(Suppose you are inside a module and wants to make the link from a controller of the root application)***

### **Example 7: Linking to a controller action from another module**

Replace below the module-id with desired module id .***

### **Example 8: Linking to a controller action from the same module**

This is useful when you want to make absolute paths avoiding to use static module names.```

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<a name="button"></a>
 
## ::## CHtml::button() method

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### **Example 1: Connecting a button to a controller action**

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#### **HTML Output:
 
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<a name="textField"></a>
 
## ::## CHtml::textField() method

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### **Example 1: Generating an empty textfield, just with a name**

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**Example 2: Generating a textfield with name and value**

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**Example 3: Generating a textfield with customized id, width and maxlength**

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**Example 4: Generating a disabled textfield **

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<a name="textField"></a>
 
## ::## CHtml::listData() method

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### **Example 1: Generating a list data for categories**

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#### **HTML Output (Example):**

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### **Example 2: Generating an ordered list data for categories using findAll parameter**

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#### **HTML Output (Example):**

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<a name="textField"></a>
 
## ::## CHtml::dropDownList() method

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### **Example 1: Generating a simple dropdownlist for gender**

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### **Example 2: Generating a simple dropdownlist for gender with an 'empty' element.**

This example will avoid the dropdownlist to be blank when no value, outputing some proper information to the user***

### **Example 3: Using data from a model function.**

It is better to have you gender list definition inside your model definition.***

### **Example 4: Using data from db**

In order to create a dropdownList with data from db, you have to combine it with listData method that will format models from db into array of $key=>$value.***
You cand find CHtml class at `yii/framework/web/helpers/CHtml.php` ### Links [Russian Version dropDownList()](http://dbhelp.ru/by-example-chtml-dropdownlist/page/)
 
   [Russian Version listData()](http://dbhelp.ru/by-example-chtml-listdata/page/)
 
   [Russian Version textField()](http://dbhelp.ru/by-example-chtml-textfield/page/)
 
   [Russian Version link()](http://dbhelp.ru/by-example-chtml/page/)