Re: CForms sharing definition files

[Joerg Heinicke <jo...@gmx.de>]

On 23.02.2005 05:22, Marc Salvetti wrote:

> If you have access to the required data for the required fields, i think 
> the easy way is to hide/disable theses fields in the template,
> if you don't, well, sharing the definition file seems to be paradoxal :-)

No, it is not. It's exactly what the separation of concerns in CForms is 
about: reuse of definition in different templates.

> Dustin Jenkins a écrit :
> 
>> I have a form definition file that I want shared amongst several 
>> templates.  Some fields are required, but won't show up on all forms.  
>> The validator will still try to check the fields though for some 
>> reason, even if the template doesn't specify using them.  Is there a 
>> way around this?  I think I can move the <validation> tags from my 
>> definition file to my template for some fields, but for others, such 
>> as <selection-list> tags, I don't specify any validation but it is 
>> still checked.  Any ideas?

The required handling is indeed a problem. But you can use 
union/struct/case to "switch off" parts of the form.

I'm not uptodate on CForms, but I know states have been implemented. I 
don't know if this provides another way to get the "optional required" 
working.

Joerg


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