I'm trying to build a CRUD module for Magento 2 by using the ui components.
but I need to add a prefix for all my inputs in the form.
So if I add a field called name I need the field name to actually be prefix[name].
Using the Magento\Framework\Data\Form class to generate my fields worked great with
$form = $this->_formFactory->create();
$form->setHtmlIdPrefix('prefix_');
$form->setFieldNameSuffix('prefix');
But I want to do it via ui component xml.
Here is how my xml looks right now:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<form xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Ui:etc/ui_configuration.xsd">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="js_config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">[namespace]_[module]_[entity]_form.[entity]_form_data_source</item>
<item name="deps" xsi:type="string">[namespace]_[module]_[entity]_form.[entity]_form_data_source</item>
</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">[Entity] Information</item>
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">data</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">[namespace]_[module]_[entity]_form</item>
</item>
<item name="template" xsi:type="string">templates/form/collapsible</item>
<item name="buttons" xsi:type="array">
<item name="back" xsi:type="string">[Namespace]\[Module]\Block\Adminhtml\[Entity]\Edit\Buttons\Back</item>
<item name="delete" xsi:type="string">[Namespace]\[Module]\Block\Adminhtml\[Entity]\Edit\Buttons\Delete</item>
<item name="reset" xsi:type="string">[Namespace]\[Module]\Block\Adminhtml\[Entity]\Edit\Buttons\Reset</item>
<item name="save" xsi:type="string">[Namespace]\[Module]\Block\Adminhtml\[Entity]\Edit\Buttons\Save</item>
<item name="save_and_continue" xsi:type="string">[Namespace]\[Module]\Block\Adminhtml\[Entity]\Edit\Buttons\SaveAndContinue</item>
</item>
</argument>
<dataSource name="[entity]_form_data_source">
<argument name="dataProvider" xsi:type="configurableObject">
<argument name="class" xsi:type="string">[Namespace]\[Module]\Model\[Entity]\DataProvider</argument>
<argument name="name" xsi:type="string">[entity]_form_data_source</argument>
<argument name="primaryFieldName" xsi:type="string">[entity]_id</argument>
<argument name="requestFieldName" xsi:type="string">[entity]_id</argument>
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="submit_url" xsi:type="url" path="[namespace_module]/[entity]/save"/>
</item>
</argument>
</argument>
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="js_config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/form/provider</item>
</item>
</argument>
</dataSource>
<fieldset name="[entity]">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="label" xsi:type="string">[Entity] Information</item>
</item>
<item name="collapsible" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>
</argument>
<field name="[enitity]_id">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="visible" xsi:type="boolean">false</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="formElement" xsi:type="string">input</item>
<item name="source" xsi:type="string">[entity]</item>
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">[entity]_id</item>
</item>
</argument>
</field>
<field name="name">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Name</item>
<item name="formElement" xsi:type="string">input</item>
<item name="source" xsi:type="string">[entity]</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">10</item>
<item name="dataScope" xsi:type="string">name</item>
<item name="validation" xsi:type="array">
<item name="required-entry" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
</field>
</fieldset>
</form>
This works nicely, and generates the add/edit form with a single field called name but I don't know how to add the prefix.