Question

I m new to codeigniter developement and want to know that is it necessary to use codeigniter’s built in form helper methods. Can I use traditional html code means instead of using this code

<?php
$data = array(
          'name'        => 'username',
          'id'          => 'username',
          'value'       => 'testval',
          'maxlength'   => '100'
        );

 echo form_input($data);
?>

for displaying text field can I use

<input type='text' name='username' id='username' value='testval' maxlength='100'></input>

What is advantages/disadvantages of using codeigniter’s methods.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Yes you can definitely use traditional html code for form elements. For pro’s and con’s please refer:

Does it make sense to use Codeigniter form helper?

Form Helper: Any other benefit?