original_string: public function hidden($fieldName, array $options = [])
      {
          $options += ['required' => false, 'secure' => true];
  
          $secure = $options['secure'];
          unset($options['secure']);
  
          $options = $this->_initInputField($fieldName, array_merge(
              $options,
              ['secure' => static::SECURE_SKIP]
          ));
  
          if ($secure === true) {
              $this->_secure(true, $this->_secureFieldName($options['name']), (string)$options['val']);
          }
  
          $options['type'] = 'hidden';
  
          return $this->widget('hidden', $options);
      }
code: public function hidden($fieldName, array $options = [])
      {
          $options += ['required' => false, 'secure' => true];
  
          $secure = $options['secure'];
          unset($options['secure']);
  
          $options = $this->_initInputField($fieldName, array_merge(
              $options,
              ['secure' => static::SECURE_SKIP]
          ));
  
          if ($secure === true) {
              $this->_secure(true, $this->_secureFieldName($options['name']), (string)$options['val']);
          }
  
          $options['type'] = 'hidden';
  
          return $this->widget('hidden', $options);
      }
code_tokens: public function hidden ( $ fieldName , array $ options = [ ] ) { $ options += [ 'required' => false , 'secure' => true ] ; $ secure = $ options [ 'secure' ] ; unset ( $ options [ 'secure' ] ) ; $ options = $ this -> _initInputField ( $ fieldName , array_merge ( $ options , [ 'secure' => static :: SECURE_SKIP ] ) ) ; if ( $ secure === true ) { $ this -> _secure ( true , $ this -> _secureFieldName ( $ options [ 'name' ] ) , ( string ) $ options [ 'val' ] ) ; } $ options [ 'type' ] = 'hidden' ; return $ this -> widget ( 'hidden' , $ options ) ; }
docstring: Creates a hidden input field.
  
  @param string $fieldName Name of a field, in the form of "modelname.fieldname"
  @param array $options Array of HTML attributes.
  @return string A generated hidden input
  @link https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/views/helpers/form.html#creating-hidden-inputs
docstring_tokens: Creates a hidden input field .