---
name: "HTML::FormHandler::Field::Display"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libhtml-formhandler-perl"
version: "0.40068-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/HTML::FormHandler::Field::Display"
---

# HTML::FormHandler::Field::Display(3pm)

display only field

## NAME

HTML::FormHandler::Field::Display - display only field

## VERSION

version 0.40068

## SYNOPSIS

This class can be used for fields that are display only. It will render the value returned by a form's 'html\_\<field\_name\>' method, or the field's 'html' attribute.

```
  has_field 'explanation' => ( type => 'Display',
     html => '<p>This is an explanation...</p>' );
```

or in a form:

```
  has_field 'explanation' => ( type => 'Display' );
  sub html_explanation {
     my ( $self, $field ) = @_;
     if( $self->something ) {
        return '<p>This type of explanation...</p>';
     }
     else {
        return '<p>Another type of explanation...</p>';
     }
  }
  #----
  has_field 'username' => ( type => 'Display' );
  sub html_username {
      my ( $self, $field ) = @_;
      return '<div><b>User:&nbsp;</b>' . $field->value . '</div>';
  }
```

or set the name of the rendering method:

```
   has_field 'explanation' => ( type => 'Display', set_html => 'my_explanation' );
   sub my_explanation {
     ....
   }
```

or provide a 'render\_method':

```
   has_field 'my_button' => ( type => 'Display', render_method => \&render_my_button );
   sub render_my_button {
       my $self = shift;
       ....
       return '...';
   }
```

## AUTHOR

FormHandler Contributors - see HTML::FormHandler

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Gerda Shank.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.