XMLForm currently supports JavaBeans, DOM and mixed models. You can look at the Feedback Wizard demo for example.
How do you mean that people will be using forms without writing Java code. We can write another Action to take as parameter a file name with the XML model, however how you you handle the input data once submitted. How would you implement the logic for handling the input data? This has been requested before, but noone has suggested a better replacement for Java when it comes to writing general purpose logic. Ivelin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: Re: XMLForm data stored/retrieved via Session Transformer? > Support for Alan's suggestion of a model in XML format.... > > I'm pretty certain that JXPath can be used with a DOM object so it > should be possible for XMLForms to support both JBs and XML as the model. > > Personally, I really like the idea of being able to create and > manipulate the model without having to drop into Java. For many simple > forms, its seems like complete overkill having to write beans. > > Irrespective of what I think, there's a strong argument for having an > XML model: new Cocoon users and non-Java programmers will be able to > take advantage of XML Forms. > > Cheers > > Simon > > PS. I'm still pretty new to Cocoon and so, despite having looked at the > source for XML Forms, I would not be surprised to find that its already > possible. If it is, I'd love to know how! > > PPS. Thanks to Ivelin for the new itemset tag. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Simon Price > Institute for Learning and Research Technology > University of Bristol > 8-10 Berkeley Square > Bristol BS8 1HH > United Kingdom > > Direct: +44 (0)7071 226 720 > Office: +44 (0)117 928 7193 > Fax: +44 (0)117 928 7112 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
