ActiveForm's textInput with related data

Yii 2.0 General Discussions
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Hello everyone,

Maybe I’m missing something really simple, but how can I put related data in a textInput when the update form is loaded?

I usually do this with dropDownLists, but in this case I just need to display an attribute related to the current model (and just as a readonly that doesn’t need to be modified), so I think a dropdownn in unnecessary.




<?= $form->field($model, 'insumo_id')->textInput() ?>

insumo_id is a FK in the model, but I need to display insumo.descripcion. How can I make use of the existing relation?

Thanks!

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Well if you want to get a little creative, you can mess with the label or hints:




<?= $form->field($model, 'insumo_id')->textInput()->hint( 'description '. $model->insumo_description )->label('description '. $model->insumo_description) ?>

OR you can simply echo out the variable:




<?= $model->insumo_description; ?>


<?= $model->description; ?>