I am using this ViewScript for my standard form elements:
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I've found a work-around that avoids the ViewScript altogether.
First, the element definition:
$this->addElement('file', 'upload_file', array(
'disableLoadDefaultDecorators' => true,
'decorators' => array(
'File',
array(array('Value'=>'HtmlTag'), array('tag'=>'span','class'=>'value')),
'Errors',
'Description',
'Label',
array(array('Field'=>'HtmlTag'), array('tag'=>'div','class'=>'field file')),
),
'label' => 'Upload File',
'required' => false,
'filters' => array('StringTrim'),
'validators' => array(),
));
Second, after the form class has been instantiated, I mimic the behavior of my ViewScript:
$field = $form->getElement('upload_file');
$decorator = $field->getDecorator('Field');
$options = $decorator->getOptions();
$options['id'] = 'field_' . $field->getId();
if ($field->hasErrors()) {
$options['class'] .= ' errors';
}
$decorator->setOptions($options);
I guess that I should look into class-based decorators. Maybe there's more flexibility there?