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Classic Presentation Forms contain user interface controls which display data for viewing, editing, and querying. (deprecated)
A Form comprises a root layout in which may lie a collection of controls (buttons, labels, grids, etc.) and sub-layouts for those controls. Forms bind to business classes for querying, viewing, creating or editing their instances.
Form configurations include specifying a description, a caption, a menu and a toolbar. Forms also specify the Class to which they bind.
There are three types of forms:
* Detail Form
displays the details of a single object for viewing and/or editing
* List Form
displays a collection of objects, typically the return from a query
* Query Form
used to perform a search, providing values for search parameters
annotation : string
Space separated list of annotations which do not exist in the Domain Model.
caption : string
String indentifier for caption display in the UI.
class : string
The class to which the Form is bound.
context : string
A comma delimited list of context variable names to which the form subscribes when used as a portlet.
control : identifier
The control type this should be rendered with.
| Valid values based on“string”. | |
|---|---|
| :?[\p{L}_][\p{L}\p{N}_]*(:[\p{L}_][\p{L}\p{N}_]*)* |
Value must begin with a letter or an underscore. Case and length are not restricted. Letters, numbers and underscores are allowed. Colon is used as a scope separator. Spaces and other punctuation characters are not allowed. |
controller : string
The Java class name that implements custom form controller.
description : string
Description of the Form.
event : string
A comma delimited list of event names to which the form subscribes when used as a portlet.
factory : string
Custom factory event name.
height : Dimension
Suggested height for the form. The dimensions may be specified in pixels or points. If unspecified, a default will be used.
"400px" or "400pt"
| Valid values based on“string”. | |
|---|---|
| (\d{1,8})|(\d{1,8}px)|(\d{1,8}pt)|(\d{1,8}%) | |
menu : string
The Form's main menu. Must refer to an existing menu in the Form's collection of Menus.
portlet : boolean
Mark the form as a portlet.
privilege : string
The privilege required to load the Form.
query : string
List of attributes to be included in the read query.
read : string
Custom read event. [<class>]'<event> <arg1> ... <argN>
Specification: [<class>]'<event> <arg1> ... <argN>
<class> is an optional class symbol. When omitted ActiveNode's class is used. <event> is a read event symbol. <arg#> is an event argument value which can be either a constant or a scheme expression evaluating to a constant at run-time on the client, using special local variables provided by the framework: this (=controller), :node (=active node), :attributes, :where, :orderBy, :count, :offset, :xlock, or a UI initializer variable.
If arguments are not specified, a default list is supplied by the framework: :attributes :where :orderBy :count :offset :xlock
Examples:
a) Generate a request to 'readList event with default arguments: readList
b) Generate request to readList event with attributes, and orderBy argument values supplied by the framework. readList :attributes :orderBy
c) Generate request to Contact'readDetail with attributes supplied by the framework, and the contact argument calculated using (current-contact) client library function. Contact'readDetail :attributes (current-contact this :node)
In a library: (define (current-contact controller node) ... )
d) Generate request to 'read event with a constant attribute list: read '(lastName firstName) :where :orderBy :count :offset :xlock
toolbar : string
The Form's main toolbar. Must refer to an existing menu in the Form's collection of Menus.
width : Dimension
Suggested width for the form. The dimensions may be specified in pixels or points. If unspecified, a default will be used.
"400px" or "400pt"
| Valid values based on“string”. | |
|---|---|
| (\d{1,8})|(\d{1,8}px)|(\d{1,8}pt)|(\d{1,8}%) | |
Sequence of:
Sequence of:
Menus [0..1] - The set of menu items defined for the screen.
Script [0..1] - The script to run when the form is loaded.
DataActions [0..1] - The set of data actions defined for the form.
UIActions [0..1] - The set of ui actions defined for the form.
ExceptionActions [0..1] - The set of exception actions defined for the form.
Sequence of:
Choice of:
TableLayout [1..1]
SplitterLayout [1..1]
GroupLayout [1..1]