How does one add a 'plain text node' to a zend form?

Question

I\'m trying to add a plain text node in a zend form - the purpose is to only dispay some static text.

The problem is - im not aware of any such way to do it.

I

Answer 1

Adding a hidden element with non-escaped description does the thing.

$form->addElement('hidden', 'plaintext', array(
    'description' => 'Hello world! Check it out',
    'ignore' => true,
    'decorators' => array(
        array('Description', array('escape'=>false, 'tag'=>'')),
    ),
));

Works perfectly. It is still attached to an element, which is, however, not rendered this way.

Code taken from: http://paveldubinin.com/2011/04/7-quick-tips-on-zend-form/