Deny (hide) selected form fields by name. #drupal #form #helper

drupal.form.helper.fields.deny.inc.php

<?php
/**
 * Deny (hide) selected form fields by name.
 * 
 * @param array $fields
 *   Array of fields names that needs to be denied.
 * 
 * Values of these fields will not be passed to $form_state['values'].
 * 
 * @example
 *   // hide 'status', 'timezone', 'notify' form fields from $form['account']
 *   $fields = array('status', 'timezone', 'notify');
 *   MYMODULE_form_helper_deny_fields($form['account'], $fields);
 */
function MYMODULE_form_helper_deny_fields(&$form, $fields = array()) {   
  if (is_array($fields)) {    
    foreach ($fields as $field) {
      if (isset($form[$field])) $form[$field]['#access'] = FALSE;
    }
  }
}
?>