XForms Essentials

Micah Dubinko

  • 出版商: O'Reilly
  • 出版日期: 2003-09-16
  • 售價: $1,220
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,159
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 240
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0596003692
  • ISBN-13: 9780596003692
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The use of forms on the web is so commonplace that most user interactions involve some type of form. XForms--a combination of XML and forms--offers a powerful alternative to HTML-based forms. By providing excellent XML integration, including XML Schema, XForms allows developers to create flexible, web-based user-input forms for a wide variety of platforms, including desktop computers, handhelds, information appliances, and more.

XForms Essentials is an introduction and practical guide to the new XForms specification. Written by Micah Dubinko, a member of the W3C XForms working group and an editor of the specification, the book explains the how and why of XForms, showing readers how to take advantage of them without having to write their own code. You'll learn how to integrate XForms with both HTML and XML vocabularies, and how XForms can simplify the connection between client-based user input and server-based processing.

XForms Essentials begins with a general introduction to web forms, including information on history and basic construction of forms. The second part of the book serves as a reference manual to the XForms specification. The third section offers additional hints, guidelines, and techniques for working with XForms. Topics covered in the book include:

  • creating XForms files in a text or XML editor
  • converting existing forms (electronic or paper) to XForms
  • collecting XML data from users in a user-friendly way
  • reducing the amount of JavaScript needed within browser interfaces
  • increasing the security and reliability of your current forms system by combining client-side and server-side checks into a common code base
  • creating interactive websites using the latest standard technology


XForms Essentials focuses on the practical application of XForms technology. If you work with forms, HTML, or XML information, XForms Essentials will provide you with a much simpler route to more sophisticated interactions with users.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Introduction to Web Forms
     The Past, Present, and Future of Web Forms
     A Brief Review of HTML Forms
     Limitations of HTML Forms, Advantages of XForms
     The History of XForms
     The Revenge of the Simple Syntax

2. XForms Building Blocks
     More Than Forms
     A Real-World Example
     Host Language Issues
     Linking Attributes

3. XPath in XForms
     Getting Up to Speed with XPath
     Going Deep: The XPath Data Model
     Location Paths
     Computed Expressions
     How XPath is Used in XForms

4. XML Schema in XForms
     Wide Open (Value) Spaces
     Useful Datatypes
     Other Datatypes
     An Email Datatype for XForms
     Complex Types
     xsi:type

5. The XForms Model
     Will the Real Data Model Step Forward?
     Structural Elements
     Common Attributes
     Model Item Properties
     Making the Connection-Binding

6. The XForms User Interface
     Form Controls
     Interaction with Instance Data
     Grouping
     Dynamic Presentation
     Repeating Line Items

7. Actions and Events
     XML Events
     XForms Actions
     XForms Events

8. Submit
     When to Submit
     What to Submit
     Where and How to Submit
     What Happens After Submit?
     The submission Element
     Review: Submission Options
     Security and Privacy Concerns

9. Styling XForms
     CSS, Level 3

10. Form Accessibility, Design, and Troubleshooting
     Basics of Accessibility
     Form Design Patterns
     XForms-specific Design Hints
     Troubleshooting
     Making the Switch to XForms

11. Extending XForms
     The Cost of Extensibility
     Ways to Extend

A. Examining Microsoft InfoPath

B. The GNU Free Documentation License

Index