php - Yii framwork creating and validating form input fields -

i want use html5 form inputs in yii project.

in yii framework, there no functions create type ='email' , type='tel' input fields type='text'. there function create text fields called textfield() in yii framework, once searched, have tag() function create "email" , "tel" input tags. used function in code , created input fields, problem cannot validate form fields textfield() functions.

this code:

echo chtml::tag($tagname,     array('id'=>'contactus_email',         'name'=>'contactus['.$value['fieldname'].']',         'class'=>'input_height',         'type'=>'email',         'placeholder'=>$value['placeholder']     ), false, true); 

as there no chtml::activetag() method, theorically bind input cactiverecord property, think can't validation on input using built-in framework classes.

however, can create own chtml , add method myhtml::activeemailfield(), same chtml::activetextfield() overwritting type=text attribute type=email.

at server-side level, make sure using cemailvalidator in model rules prevent undesired input.