documentation/manual/en/module_specs/Zend_Form-Introduction.xml

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   3 <sect1 id="zend.form.introduction">
   4     <title>Zend_Form</title>
   5
   6     <para>
   7         <classname>Zend_Form</classname> simplifies form creation and handling in your web
   8         application. It performs the following tasks:
   9     </para>
  10
  11     <itemizedlist>
  12         <listitem><para>Element input filtering and validation</para></listitem>
  13         <listitem><para>Element ordering</para></listitem>
  14         <listitem><para>Element and Form rendering, including escaping</para></listitem>
  15         <listitem><para>Element and form grouping</para></listitem>
  16         <listitem><para>Element and form-level configuration</para></listitem>
  17     </itemizedlist>
  18
  19     <para>
  20         <classname>Zend_Form</classname> makes use of several Zend Framework components to
  21         accomplish its goals, including <classname>Zend_Config</classname>,
  22         <classname>Zend_Validate</classname>, <classname>Zend_Filter</classname>,
  23         <classname>Zend_Loader_PluginLoader</classname>, and optionally
  24         <classname>Zend_View</classname>.
  25     </para>
  26 </sect1>
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