Form data

Introduction

Form Runner loads and saves data in XML format. This page describes the format used.

Basics

As you create a form definition with Form Builder, an XML representation for the data to capture is automatically created. It is organized as follows:

• A root element:

  <form>

• Within that element, for each section, a sub-element named after the section name:

  <address>

• Within a section element, a sub-element for each control in the section, named after the control name:

  <first-name>

• Within each control element, the value of the control is stored:

  <first-name>Alice</first-name>

Example:

<form>
    <details>
        <title/>
        <author/>
        <language/>
        <link/>
        <rating/>
        <publication-year/>
        <review/>
        <image filename="" mediatype="" size=""/>
    </details>
    <notes>
        <note/>
    </notes>
</form>

Nested sections

TODO

Repeated grids and sections

TODO: Specify how nested grids and nested sections are represented.

NOTE: Non-repeated grids do not create containing elements.

Attachments

For attachments, the control element is slightly different:

• the text content is a URL pointing to the location of the attachment in the persistence layer

• attributes are used for storing

  • the file name

  • the file media type

  • the file size

Example:

<my-attachment filename="book.png" mediatype="image/png" size="13245">
/fr/service/exist/crud/orbeon/builder/data/5277.../book.png
</my-attachment>

See also

• Form Definition Format