Question

I have a field in my database that auto generate and show for user as read only / text.

How can I have a widget that will output only the text value of that field without put it into a <input> ?

Answer 1

If you want to show a read-only input element, in your form class (configure method) write:

$this->widgetSchema['<field name>']->setAttribute('disabled', 'disabled');

On the other hand, you can show only field value. Use $form->getObject()->get<field name> for this needs. In this case, you need to customize you form. See The Display Customization. Don’t forget to unset field in your form (unset($this['<field name>'])).