Populate Select element in form

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@ebuddy

How can I include many repositories (I have more than one select element) in my form ?

Create separated form elements and you do not need to inject many repositories.
See also:

Handling Laminas Forms with Dependencies - the view results

If only the select element needs entries from a database then you can create a separate form element with the required dependencies. Create the element: class CountrySelectElement extends Laminas\Form\Element\Select { // … public function init() { $this->setName('country_id'); $this->setLabel('Countries'); $this->setValueOptions($categories->fetchAllCountries()); // … } } Create a factory for the element. Register the new element: retur…

@ebuddy

Is it good to pass the service manager (to access to all my repositories) in the constructor of my forms ?

See my comment to the same topic here:

never inject the entire service manager in a class. If you do that, then you have a design fault from the start and you are on the best way to an anti-pattern. Your class should not even know that there is a dependency injection container. Give only what is necessary.

Blog post: Laminas Event Manager and Lazy listeners

Post about Laminas Event Manager with some examples of implementations. Any feedback is appreciated. Laminas Event Manager and Lazy listeners