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-- Title:               LWFormHidden.lua
-- Description:         Like a square peg in a round hole
-- Author:              Raphaël Szwarc http://alt.textdrive.com/lua/
-- Creation Date:       February 1, 2005
-- Legal:               Copyright (C) 2005 Raphaël Szwarc
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-- import dependencies
local LWFormText = require( "LWFormText" )
local LWStyle = require( "LWStyle" )
local LUList = require( "LUList" )

-- define the class
local super = LWFormText
local self = super()

function self:type()
        return "hidden"
end

-- method for string representation
function self:toString()
        local aBuffer = LUList()
        local aStyle = LWStyle:styleWithComponent( self )

        aBuffer:add( "<input " )
        aBuffer:add( ( "type = \"%s\" " ):format( self:type() ) )
        aBuffer:add( ( "name = \"%s\" " ):format( self:name() ) )
        aBuffer:add( ( "value = \"%s\" " ):format( self:value() ) )
        
        if aStyle ~= nil then
                aBuffer:add( aStyle )
        end

        aBuffer:add( ">" )
                           
        return aBuffer:join( "" ) 
end

return self