The type option of FormHelper::input() doesn't necessarily translate directly to the HTML type attribute, but rather to the according FormHelper widget/element, and in case of time, this is multiple inputs for the individual time value components.
Use FormHelper::text()
If you need a single <input> element with the type attribute set, then you'll have to create the element directly via FormHelper::text(), where type will map to the HTML attribute, ie
$this->Form->text('callback_time', array(
'type' => 'time',
// ...
));
Of course you'll loose the magic that FormHelper::input() provides, ie error messages, wrappers, etc, you'll have to handle that on your own then.
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Use your own (extended) form helper
Another option would be to create your own, extend FormHelper, and either implement your own type, or override FormHelper::_getInput() or FormHelper::dateTime(), to make the built-in time type use the elements that you need. Here's an example doing the former:
app/View/Helper/MyFormHelper.php
App::uses('FormHelper', 'View/Helper');
class MyFormHelper extends FormHelper
{
public function customTime($fieldName, $options = array())
{
$options =
$this->_initInputField($fieldName, $options) + array('type' => 'time');
return $this->Html->useTag(
'input',
$options['name'],
array_diff_key($options, array('name' => null))
);
}
}
That's basically the same as above (see FormHelper::__call(), which is being invoked for FormHelper::text()), ie it creates a simple <input> element with the type attribute set, but keeps the magic that FormHelper::input() provides.
controller
public $helpers = array(
'MyForm',
// ...
);
.ctp view template
$this->MyForm->input('callback_time', array(
'type' => 'customTime',
// ...
));
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