Zend Framework: How do I remove the decorators on a Zend Form Hidden Element?

Question

I\'m trying to remove the default decorators on a hidden form element. By default, the hidden element is displayed like this:

Hidden Element Label          


        

Answer 1

Well, 2012 and still the same issue. If you remove the decorators, the html won't validate. If you leave them, the hidden elements take up space. In all of my projects I have a CSS helper .hidden, so I just apply it to the

and unset the label:

$element = new Zend_Form_Element_Hidden('foo', array('value' => 'bar'));
$element->removeDecorator('Label');
$element->getDecorator('HtmlTag')->setOption('class', 'hidden');

Valid html(5), nice looking forms. This can also go into a custom decorator for the hidden fields.

EDIT

This is how I put it into my own form element:

class Exanto_Form_Element_Hidden extends Zend_Form_Element_Hidden
{
    public function render(Zend_View_Interface $view = null)
    {
        $this->removeDecorator('Label');
        $this->getDecorator('HtmlTag')->setOption('class', 'hidden');
        return parent::render($view);
    }
}