HTML::FormFu, reading value of an element from controller...

s2cuts has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Good Day Monks,

I'm trying to read the value of a form element from within a Catalyst controller. This is being performed after the form has been submitted and validated.

This seems to work to locate the desired element.

my $this_element = $form->get_all_element({name => 'element_name'});
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But the following doesn't work to get the value of the element out.

my $element_value = $this_element->value;
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: HTML::FormFu, reading value of an element from controller... by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2012 at 08:46 UTC
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Remember Re^3: HTML::FormFu element removal...? Start there	[reply]
Re^2: HTML::FormFu, reading value of an element from controller... by s2cuts (Acolyte) on Jul 14, 2012 at 13:54 UTC
Hmmmm, I've read through that post. And although it is in regard to removing elements, not simply reading the value of an element, I tried a few variations on what I saw there without success. I also started looking at the documentation referenced in that post, but I just started running around in circles. If anyone can take a look at the code samples I put up in my original post, all I need to know is what the method is that looks into an element object and retrieves the value of the field. Or if you could please provide a link to the doc that describes such a method or technique. Thanks	[reply]
Re^3: HTML::FormFu, reading value of an element from controller... by Anonymous Monk on Jul 16, 2012 at 06:40 UTC
... I tried a ... If anyone can take a look at the code samples I put up in my original post Sorry, but that doesn't compile, it might help if it did :) Short, Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example, How do I post a question effectively?	[reply]
Re: HTML::FormFu, reading value of an element from controller... by Anonymous Monk on Jul 16, 2012 at 21:26 UTC
`$form->param_value('element_name')`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: HTML::FormFu, reading value of an element from controller... by Anonymous Monk on Jul 17, 2012 at 00:44 UTC
Yup, it appears the form data is part of the form only, not the elements, the elements are just placeholder, so `$form->param_value( $pariah->name );` Seems like the kind of thing that would be explained somewhere in the manual -- I don't use formfu at all	[reply] [d/l]