Time
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.2]
Prior to that, Form Builder was using
<xf:input> bound to an xs:time type.[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2022.1]
There is no more support for
<xf:input> bound to an xs:time type. Use this component directly instead.
Regular appearance
Readonly modes appearance
The Time component allows the user to enter a time of day. The component has two major features:
- Smart input: lets the user enter a time in a variety of formats that are recognized, parsed, and then formatted
- Formatting: formats the time according to a specified format
The time is a local time, which does not contain a timezone, and stored in the data in ISO Format (
HH:mm:ss).With smart input, when the field loses the focus, the value you entered is parsed and, if recognized, replaced with a value in a canonical format.
Here are examples of supported smart time formats:
Example | Note |
|---|---|
now | current local time |
21 | equivalent to 9:00:00 pm |
3:34:56 p.m. | full time with seconds |
3:34:56 pm | same as above |
3:34 p.m. | equivalent to 3:34:00 p.m. |
3:34 pm | same as above |
3 p.m. | equivalent to 3:00:00 p.m. |
3 pm | same as above |
3p | equivalent to 3:00:00 pm |
3:34:56 a.m. | full time with seconds |
3:34:56 am | same as above |
3:34 a.m. | equivalent to 3:34:00 a.m. |
3:34 am | same as above |
3 a.m. | equivalent to 3:00:00 a.m. |
3 am | same as above |
3a | same as above |
12 a.m. | midnight |
12 p.m. | noon |
The Time component is directly accessible from the Form Builder toolbox.
The Control Settings dialog features a user interface for configuring the control width and output format.
Configuring the time format
The
field-width parameter can have two values:natural: takes a width defined by the componentfull: takes the entire width of the grid cell
This parameter can be specified at the control level, form level, or in properties-local.xml. The default is:
<property
as="xs:string"
name="oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.time.field-width"
value="{if (fr:created-with-or-newer('2018.2')) then 'full' else 'natural'}"/>
The
oxf.xforms.format.input.time global property configures the default output format for all instances of the Time component. The default value is:<property
as="xs:string"
name="oxf.xforms.format.input.time"
value="[h]:[m]:[s] [P,*-2]"/>
The format is a "picture string". These are examples of values supported:
Format | Example | Description | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
[h]:[m]:[s] [P] | 2:05:12 p.m. | with dots in a.m. and p.m. | |
[h]:[m] [P] | 2:05 p.m. | with dots in a.m. and p.m., no seconds | 2020.1 |
[h]:[m]:[s] [P,*-2] | 2:05:12 pm | without dots in am and pm | |
[h]:[m] [P,*-2] | 2:05 pm | without dots in am and pm, no seconds | 2020.1 |
[h]:[m]:[s] [PN] | 2:05:12 P.M | uppercase A.M. and P.M. | 2022.1.1 |
[h]:[m] [PN] | 2:05 P.M. | uppercase A.M. and P.M. | 2022.1.1 |
[h]:[m]:[s] [PN,*-2] | 2:05:12 PM | uppercase AM and PM | 2022.1.1 |
[h]:[m] [PN,*-2] | 2:05 PM | uppercase AM and PM | 2022.1.1 |
[H]:[m]:[s] | 14:05:12 | 24-hour time | |
[H]:[m] | 14:05 | 24-hour time | |
[H01]:[m]:[s] | 03:05:12 | 24-hour time, 2-digit hour | 2022.1.1 |
[H01]:[m] | 03:05 | 24-hour time, 2-digit hour (without seconds) | 2022.1.1 |
Important:
- The order of components (hours, minutes, etc.) cannot be changed.
- The separator is always
:. - Milliseconds are not supported.
When seconds are omitted, the user is still allowed to enter non-zero seconds. However, they will not be shown by the control when the user leaves the control.
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2022.1.1]
The Time component adds an
output-format parameter. This parameter can be used to override the global property at the control level, the form level, or via properties-local.xml with the following new property:<property
as="xs:string"
name="oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.time.output-format"
value=""/>
As usual, the property can use an app name and form name (with possible wildcards) to specify a default value for all controls in a given app/form:
<property
as="xs:string"
name="oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.time.output-format.acme.*"
value="[H01]:[m]"/>
The value is in the same format as the global
oxf.xforms.format.input.time property.By default, the
output-format parameter is not set, and the global oxf.xforms.format.input.time property is used for backward compatibility.The Time control uses the
oxf.xforms.format.output.time property to format the time value.The default value is:
<property as="xs:string" name="oxf.xforms.format.output.time">
if (. castable as xs:time) then format-time(xs:time(.), '[h]:[m]:[s] [P,*-2]', xxf:lang(), (), ()) else .
</property>
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2022.1.1]
The Time components uses the
output-format parameter to format the time in readonly modes, including view and pdf.This means that the
oxf.xforms.format.output.time property is no longer used in readonly modes.<fr:time
bind="time-24hour-bind"
id="time-24hour-control"
field-width="natural"
output-format="[H]:[m]:[s]">
<xf:label ref="$form-resources/time-24hour/label"/>
<xf:hint ref="$form-resources/time-24hour/hint"/>
</fr:time>
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