The Zend Developer Zone has "lifted the skirt" on a new feature in the Zend Framework today with
this new article - a look at the Zend_Form component, a simple method for creating, validating and generally working with your user's input.
Zend_Form gives you all the tools necessary to create forms and form elements via PHP code. Like everything in Zend Framework, almost everything is configurable; however the defaults are probably good for most uses.
They
include some sample code that shows the creation of both a simple, sample form and something a little bit more advanced - including validation methods and making fields required.
Zend Developer Zone: Lifting the Skirt on Zend Framework 1.5 - Zend_Form - Read More...