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Open selection
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2016.1]
The
fr:open-select1
component presents:- a list of radio buttons predefined by the form author
- and a custom choice ("Other") which the user has the option to specify instead

Open selection component
You use
fr:open-select1
like a regular xf:select1
control:<fr:open-select1 id="flavor" bind="flavor-bind">
<xf:label>Make your selection</xf:label>
<xf:item>
<xf:label>Chocolate</xf:label>
<xf:value>chocolate</xf:value>
</xf:item>
<xf:item>
<xf:label>Vanilla</xf:label>
<xf:value>vanilla</xf:value>
</xf:item>
<xf:item>
<xf:label>Strawberry</xf:label>
<xf:value>strawberry</xf:value>
</xf:item>
</fr:open-select1>
fr:open-select1
supports the following attributes:appearance
full
: shows radio buttons (the default)minimal
: shows a dropdown menu
This is the control with the
minimal
appearance:
Open selection component with `minimal` appearance
The predefined radio buttons have a label and a value, and, like all radio buttons, store their value into the data.
The text of the custom choice entered by the user is saved directly into the data.