How to inherit getInputFilterSpecification method for nested fieldsets in ZF3

Question

I am developing input filters in the fieldset classes for a ZF3 module using a class-table inheritance pattern. The ZF3 documentation says that the fieldset class must implement Zend\InputFilter\InputFilterProviderInterface, which defines a getInputFilterSpecification() method.

namespace Contact\Form;

use Zend\Filter;
use Zend\Form\Fieldset;
use Zend\InputFilter\InputFilterProviderInterface;
use Zend\Validator;

class SenderFieldset extends Fieldset implements InputFilterProviderInterface
{
    public function getInputFilterSpecification()
    {
        return [
            'name' => [
                'required' => true,
                'filters'  => [
                    ['name' => Filter\StringTrim::class],
                ],
                'validators' => [
                    [
                        'name' => Validator\StringLength::class,
                        'options' => [
                            'min' => 3,
                            'max' => 256
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
            'email' => [
                'required' => true,
                'filters'  => [
                    ['name' => Filter\StringTrim::class],
                ],
                'validators' => [
                    new Validator\EmailAddress(),
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
}

This works fine for independent fieldset classes, but if I have one fieldset extend another fieldset, the form uses the getInputFilterSpecification() method from the child only.

namespace Contact\Form;

use Zend\Filter;
use Zend\Form\Fieldset;
use Zend\InputFilter\InputFilterProviderInterface;
use Zend\Validator;

class PersonFieldset extends Fieldset implements InputFilterProviderInterface
{
    public function getInputFilterSpecification()
    {
        return [
            'name' => [
                'required' => true,
                'filters'  => [
                    ['name' => Filter\StringTrim::class],
                ],
                'validators' => [
                    [
                        'name' => Validator\StringLength::class,
                        'options' => [
                            'min' => 3,
                            'max' => 256
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
}

class SenderFieldset extends PersonFieldset implements InputFilterProviderInterface
{
    public function getInputFilterSpecification()
    {
        return [
            'email' => [
                'required' => true,
                'filters'  => [
                    ['name' => Filter\StringTrim::class],
                ],
                'validators' => [
                    new Validator\EmailAddress(),
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
}

Since the getInputFilterSpecification() method is just a collection of return statements, I thought I could add a call to the parent method within the child method, but that doesn't seem to work:

// in child:

    public function getInputFilterSpecification()
    {

        parent::getInputFilterSpecification();

    // ... 

How can I get the getInputFilterSpecification() method in the child fieldset to inherit the code from the getInputFilterSpecification() method from the parent?

Answer 1

Thanks to Dolly Aswin's comment, here is the answer:

namespace Contact\Form;

use Zend\Filter;
use Zend\Form\Fieldset;
use Zend\InputFilter\InputFilterProviderInterface;
use Zend\Validator;

class PersonFieldset extends Fieldset implements InputFilterProviderInterface
{
    public function getInputFilterSpecification()
    {
        return [
            'name' => [
                'required' => true,
                'filters'  => [
                    ['name' => Filter\StringTrim::class],
                ],
                'validators' => [
                    [
                        'name' => Validator\StringLength::class,
                        'options' => [
                            'min' => 3,
                            'max' => 256
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
}

class SenderFieldset extends PersonFieldset implements InputFilterProviderInterface
{
    public function getInputFilterSpecification()
    {

        // get input filter specifications from parent class
        return parent::getInputFilterSpecification();

        return [
            'email' => [
                'required' => true,
                'filters'  => [
                    ['name' => Filter\StringTrim::class],
                ],
                'validators' => [
                    new Validator\EmailAddress(),
                ],
            ],
        ];
    }
}