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1.4 <body><h1>Template Attribute Reference</h1>
1.5 <p>This document presents each of the attributes used in
1.6 templates to annotate the structure of the XML documents being
1.7 -presented and to modify the final output of the presented document.</p><h2>Basic Annotations</h2><p>The annotation attributes in this section are the most basic of those available. Apart from <code>template:element</code>, it is usually preferable to use the annotations listed in the "Convenience Annotations" section below.</p><h3>template:element</h3><p>This
1.8 +presented and to modify the final output of the presented document.</p><h2>Basic Annotations</h2><p>The annotation attributes in this section are the most basic of those available. Apart from <code>template:element</code>, it is usually preferable to use the annotations listed in the "Convenience Annotations" section below.</p><h3><a name="element"></a>template:element</h3><p>This
1.9 attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an
1.10 element from the XML document being presented. Matching elements are
1.11 found from the current position (or context), where the position
1.12 -is updated upon entering a template element with a <code>template:element</code> or <code>template:attribute</code> annotation.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> For each item element found, this section is produced.<br /> <span template:element="subitem"><br /> For each subitem element found within an item element, this is produced.<br /> </span><br /> <span template:element="other"><br /> This is produced for each other element found within an item element.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="first,second,third"><br /> For each third element found, this section is produced.<br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name1[,element-name2[,...]]</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:init</code></li></ul><h3>template:attribute</h3><p>This attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an attribute in the XML document being presented.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> <span template:attribute="value"><br /> This section is associated with the value attribute of the item element.<br /> To be really useful, we should also use other annotations to produce the value of the attribute.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:value</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-field</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-button</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-area</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-list-button</code></li></ul><h3>template:value</h3><p>This attribute produces, in the final output, the value of part of the XML document being presented.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> <span template:attribute="value" template:value="$this-value"><br /> This text will be replaced by the value of the attribute, but the span template element will remain.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> <span template:attribute="value" template:value="$this-value" template:effect="replace"><br /> This text and its enclosing span element will be replaced by the value of the attribute.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>XPath-expression</pre><p>Here, the underlying XPath mechanisms are exposed, but a number of useful shortcuts are available:</p><ul><li><code>$this-value</code> produces the value of the current position (or context) in the XML document being presented.</li><li><code>template:this-attribute()</code> produces a reference to the current attribute (or context).</li></ul>Other XPath expressions can be used to navigate from the current position to other nodes in the XML document.<p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:effect</code></li></ul><h3>template:effect</h3><p>This attribute modifies the effect of a <code>template:value</code> annotation.</p><p>Example:</p><p>(See above.)</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre><span style="font-weight: bold;">insert</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">replace</span></pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:effect</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-area</code></li></ul><h3>template:if</h3><p>This
1.13 +is updated upon entering a template element with a <code>template:element</code> or <code>template:attribute</code> annotation.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> For each item element found, this section is produced.<br /> <span template:element="subitem"><br /> For each subitem element found within an item element, this is produced.<br /> </span><br /> <span template:element="other"><br /> This is produced for each other element found within an item element.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="first,second,third"><br /> For each third element found, this section is produced.<br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name1[,element-name2[,...]]</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:init</code></li></ul><h3><a name="attribute"></a>template:attribute</h3><p>This attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an attribute in the XML document being presented.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> <span template:attribute="value"><br /> This section is associated with the value attribute of the item element.<br /> To be really useful, we should also use other annotations to produce the value of the attribute.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:value</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-field</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-button</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-area</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-list-button</code></li></ul><h3><a name="value"></a>template:value</h3><p>This attribute produces, in the final output, the value of part of the XML document being presented.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> <span template:attribute="value" template:value="$this-value"><br /> This text will be replaced by the value of the attribute, but the span template element will remain.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item"><br /> <span template:attribute="value" template:value="$this-value" template:effect="replace"><br /> This text and its enclosing span element will be replaced by the value of the attribute.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>XPath-expression</pre><p>Here, the underlying XPath mechanisms are exposed, but a number of useful shortcuts are available:</p><ul><li><code>$this-value</code> produces the value of the current position (or context) in the XML document being presented.</li><li><code>template:this-attribute()</code> produces a reference to the current attribute (or context).</li></ul>Other XPath expressions can be used to navigate from the current position to other nodes in the XML document.<p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:effect</code></li></ul><h3><a name="effect"></a>template:effect</h3><p>This attribute modifies the effect of a <code>template:value</code> annotation.</p><p>Example:</p><p>(See above.)</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre><span style="font-weight: bold;">insert</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">replace</span></pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:effect</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-area</code></li></ul><h3><a name="if"></a>template:if</h3><p>This
1.14 attribute permits the inclusion of a section of the template document
1.15 according to a test performed on the XML document being presented.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:if="@value = 'true'"><br /> If the value attribute is set to the string value 'true', include this section.<br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>XPath-expression</pre><p>Here,
1.16 the underlying XPath mechanisms are exposed, and any XPath expression
1.17 -which tests aspects of the XML document can be written.</p><h2>Initialisation Annotations</h2><p>The annotation attributes in this section control the initialisation of documents where this is done by the XSLForms toolkit.</p><h3>template:init</h3><p>This attribute controls the creation of elements in the initialisation process and is used together with <code>template:element</code>. For each element name listed in a <code>template:element</code> annotation, the corresponding value in a <code>template:init</code> annotation states whether or how such elements are to be initialised.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item" template:init="no"><br /> Such item elements will not be created automatically when the document is initialised.<br /></p></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="first,second,third" template:init="yes,yes,no"><br /> The first and second elements will be created automatically when the document is initialised.<br /> No third elements will be created automatically when the document is initialised.<br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre><span style="font-weight: bold;">yes</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">auto</span>[,<span style="font-weight: bold;">yes</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">auto</span>[,...]]</pre><p>Here, <code>yes</code> means that an element will be created automatically, <code>no</code> means that an element will not be created automatically (relying on the existence of such elements from before), and <code>auto</code>
1.18 +which tests aspects of the XML document can be written.</p><h2>Initialisation Annotations</h2><p>The annotation attributes in this section control the initialisation of documents where this is done by the XSLForms toolkit.</p><h3><a name="init"></a>template:init</h3><p>This attribute controls the creation of elements in the initialisation process and is used together with <code>template:element</code>. For each element name listed in a <code>template:element</code> annotation, the corresponding value in a <code>template:init</code> annotation states whether or how such elements are to be initialised.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="item" template:init="no"><br /> Such item elements will not be created automatically when the document is initialised.<br /></p></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:element="first,second,third" template:init="yes,yes,no"><br /> The first and second elements will be created automatically when the document is initialised.<br /> No third elements will be created automatically when the document is initialised.<br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre><span style="font-weight: bold;">yes</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">auto</span>[,<span style="font-weight: bold;">yes</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">auto</span>[,...]]</pre><p>Here, <code>yes</code> means that an element will be created automatically, <code>no</code> means that an element will not be created automatically (relying on the existence of such elements from before), and <code>auto</code>
1.19 means that the initialisation process will attempt to guess whether an
1.20 element should be created automatically (by looking for selectors which
1.21 use the element's name and only creating elements where no such
1.22 selectors could be found). Where no values are provided, <code>auto</code> is assumed.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h2>Convenience Annotations</h2><p>The
1.23 annotation attributes in this section provide more convenient ways of
1.24 -presenting the XML document information in the final output.</p><h3>template:attribute-field</h3><p>This
1.25 +presenting the XML document information in the final output.</p><h3><a name="attribute-field"></a>template:attribute-field</h3><p>This
1.26 attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an
1.27 attribute from the XML document, whilst providing certain other
1.28 -attributes in the final output:</p><ul><li>The <code>name</code> attribute is used to identify the location of the attribute in the XML document being presented.</li><li>The <code>value</code> attribute is used to present the value of the attribute from the XML document.</li></ul><p>Example:</p><pre><input template:attribute-field="name" name="..." value="..." type="text"/></pre><p>This would be output as follows:</p><pre><input name="path-to-name" value="value-of-name" type="text"/></pre><p>...where <code>path-to-name</code> and <code>value-of-name</code> would be replaced with the appropriate computed values.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute-area</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li></ul><h3>template:attribute-area</h3><p>This
1.29 +attributes in the final output:</p><ul><li>The <code>name</code> attribute is used to identify the location of the attribute in the XML document being presented.</li><li>The <code>value</code> attribute is used to present the value of the attribute from the XML document.</li></ul><p>Example:</p><pre><input template:attribute-field="name" name="..." value="..." type="text"/></pre><p>This would be output as follows:</p><pre><input name="path-to-name" value="value-of-name" type="text"/></pre><p>...where <code>path-to-name</code> and <code>value-of-name</code> would be replaced with the appropriate computed values.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute-area</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li></ul><h3><a name="attribute-area"></a>template:attribute-area</h3><p>This
1.30 attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an
1.31 attribute from the XML document being presented, much in the way
1.32 that <code>template:attribute-field</code> does. However, the
1.33 attribute value is not inserted into an attribute in the final output;
1.34 instead it is inserted into the output in a different way according to
1.35 -additional information specified in the annotation.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><textarea template:attribute-area="name" name="..." cols="40" rows="5"><br /> This text will be replaced by the value of the name attribute from the document being presented.<br /> The textarea element will enclose the attribute value in the final output.<br /></textarea></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p><br /> The name is:<br /> <span template:attribute-area="name,replace"><br /> This text will be replaced in the final output, and the span element will not be reproduced.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name[,<span style="font-weight: bold;">insert</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">replace</span>]</pre><p>By default, the value of <code>attribute-name</code> is inserted within the template element on which the annotation appears, and this is equivalent to specifying <code>insert</code>. If <code>replace</code> is specified, the template element is entirely replaced by the value of <code>attribute-name</code>.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute-field</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li></ul><h3>template:attribute-button</h3><p>This attribute associates the template element on which it is used
1.36 +additional information specified in the annotation.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><textarea template:attribute-area="name" name="..." cols="40" rows="5"><br /> This text will be replaced by the value of the name attribute from the document being presented.<br /> The textarea element will enclose the attribute value in the final output.<br /></textarea></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><p><br /> The name is:<br /> <span template:attribute-area="name,replace"><br /> This text will be replaced in the final output, and the span element will not be reproduced.<br /> </span><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name[,<span style="font-weight: bold;">insert</span>|<span style="font-weight: bold;">replace</span>]</pre><p>By default, the value of <code>attribute-name</code> is inserted within the template element on which the annotation appears, and this is equivalent to specifying <code>insert</code>. If <code>replace</code> is specified, the template element is entirely replaced by the value of <code>attribute-name</code>.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute-field</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li></ul><h3><a name="attribute-button"></a>template:attribute-button</h3><p>This attribute associates the template element on which it is used
1.37 with an attribute from the XML document, whilst providing certain other
1.38 -attributes in the final output, much like <code>template:attribute-field</code> does, but with features which make the presentation of buttons and related user interface controls much simpler:</p><ul><li>The <code>name</code> attribute is used to identify the location of the attribute in the XML document being presented.</li><li>The <code>value</code> attribute is used to present a specified value associated with the button being activated.</li><li>An additional named attribute is used to indicate whether the button was activated or set.</li></ul><p>Example:</p><pre><input template:attribute-button="question-type,text,checked" name="..." value="..." type="radio"/></pre><p>This would produce a "radio" button like the following:</p><pre><input name="path-to-question-type" value="text" type="radio"/></pre><p>If the value of <code>question-type</code> was set to text, output like the following would be produced:</p><pre><input name="path-to-question-type" value="text" type="radio" checked="checked"/></pre><p>In an XHTML document, this would cause the "radio" button to appear selected or activated.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name,attribute-value,attribute-to-create-when-set</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute-field</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-list-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li></ul><h3>template:selector-field</h3><p>This
1.39 +attributes in the final output, much like <code>template:attribute-field</code> does, but with features which make the presentation of buttons and related user interface controls much simpler:</p><ul><li>The <code>name</code> attribute is used to identify the location of the attribute in the XML document being presented.</li><li>The <code>value</code> attribute is used to present a specified value associated with the button being activated.</li><li>An additional named attribute is used to indicate whether the button was activated or set.</li></ul><p>Example:</p><pre><input template:attribute-button="question-type,text,checked" name="..." value="..." type="radio"/></pre><p>This would produce a "radio" button like the following:</p><pre><input name="path-to-question-type" value="text" type="radio"/></pre><p>If the value of <code>question-type</code> was set to text, output like the following would be produced:</p><pre><input name="path-to-question-type" value="text" type="radio" checked="checked"/></pre><p>In an XHTML document, this would cause the "radio" button to appear selected or activated.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name,attribute-value,attribute-to-create-when-set</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute-field</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-list-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li></ul><h3><a name="selector-field"></a>template:selector-field</h3><p>This
1.40 attribute permits the definition of references to the parts of the XML
1.41 document being presented which are associated with the template
1.42 elements in which it is used. When used in certain HTML form-related
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1.44 will be affected such that the named element will not be automatically
1.45 created in the initialisation process, since the presence of the
1.46 selector implies that such elements can be added and removed in the
1.47 -application user interface.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h2>Multiple-choice Annotations</h2><p>The annotation attributes in this section provide ways of presenting enumerations and selections of values.</p><h3>template:multiple-choice-field</h3><p>This
1.48 +application user interface.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h2>Multiple-choice Annotations</h2><p>The annotation attributes in this section provide ways of presenting enumerations and selections of values.</p><h3><a name="multiple-choice-field"></a>template:multiple-choice-field</h3><p>This
1.49 attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an
1.50 attribute in the XML document being presented whose value is to be
1.51 chosen from a list of possibilities. The list itself is represented by
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1.53 "essential" information in the document.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-field="base-system,value" name="..."><br /> ...<br /></select></pre><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-field="-,question-type" name="..."><br /> ...<br /></select></pre><p>See below for an example combining this attribute with the <code>template:multiple-choice-value</code> attribute.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name|<span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span>,attribute-name[,<span style="font-weight: bold;">new</span>]</pre><p>Where the special value <code>-</code>
1.54 is given as the element name, the context element is chosen as the
1.55 element in the XML document being presented whose attribute is
1.56 -involved. Where the optional parameter <code>new</code> is given, the attribute is assumed not to already exist on the element.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-value</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li><li><code>template:attribute</code></li></ul><h3>template:multiple-choice-value</h3><p>This
1.57 +involved. Where the optional parameter <code>new</code> is given, the attribute is assumed not to already exist on the element.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-value</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li><li><code>template:attribute</code></li></ul><h3><a name="multiple-choice-value"></a>template:multiple-choice-value</h3><p>This
1.58 attribute associates the template element on which it is used with an
1.59 element in the XML document being presented whose purpose is to hold
1.60 -one of a list of selectable values (as described above).</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-field="base-system,value" name="..."><br /> <option template:multiple-choice-value="base-system-enum,value,selected" value="..."/><br /></select></pre><p>This presents the following document fragment:</p><pre><base-system value="c"><br /> <base-system-enum value="a"/><br /> <base-system-enum value="b"/><br /> <base-system-enum value="c"/><br /></base-system></pre><p>The output from the combination of the above would be as follows:</p><pre><select name="path-to-base-system"><br /> <option value="a">a</option><br /> <option value="b">b</option><br /> <option value="c" selected="selected">c</option><br /></select></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>list-element-name,list-attribute-name,attribute-to-create-when-selected</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-field</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-value</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li><li><code>template:value</code></li></ul><h3>template:multiple-choice-list-field</h3><p>This attribute is similar to <code>template:multiple-choice-field</code>
1.61 +one of a list of selectable values (as described above).</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-field="base-system,value" name="..."><br /> <option template:multiple-choice-value="base-system-enum,value,selected" value="..."/><br /></select></pre><p>This presents the following document fragment:</p><pre><base-system value="c"><br /> <base-system-enum value="a"/><br /> <base-system-enum value="b"/><br /> <base-system-enum value="c"/><br /></base-system></pre><p>The output from the combination of the above would be as follows:</p><pre><select name="path-to-base-system"><br /> <option value="a">a</option><br /> <option value="b">b</option><br /> <option value="c" selected="selected">c</option><br /></select></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>list-element-name,list-attribute-name,attribute-to-create-when-selected</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-field</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-value</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li><li><code>template:value</code></li></ul><h3><a name="multiple-choice-list-field"></a>template:multiple-choice-list-field</h3><p>This attribute is similar to <code>template:multiple-choice-field</code>
1.62 except that it associates the template element on which it is used with
1.63 an element in the XML document being presented containing a list
1.64 of elements whose values have been selected. This list of selected
1.65 elements is expanded before presentation to include elements whose
1.66 values have not been selected. Consequently, the selected elements are
1.67 marked in a particular way to distinguish them from the non-selected
1.68 -elements.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-list-field="question-types,question-type-enum,question-type" name="..." multiple="multiple"><br /> ...<br /></select></pre><p>See below for an example combining this attribute with the <code>template:multiple-choice-list-value</code> attribute.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name|<span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span>,list-element-name,list-attribute-name</pre><p>Here, <code>element-name</code> is the element in the document being presented which contains the selected value elements; if the special value <code>-</code> is given then the context element is the element containing the selected value elements. The <code>list-element-name</code> and <code>list-attribute-name</code> indicate the details of the elements providing the list of selectable values.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-value</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-element</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-field</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h3>template:multiple-choice-list-value</h3><p>This attribute is similar to <code>template:multiple-choice-value</code>
1.69 +elements.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-list-field="question-types,question-type-enum,question-type" name="..." multiple="multiple"><br /> ...<br /></select></pre><p>See below for an example combining this attribute with the <code>template:multiple-choice-list-value</code> attribute.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name|<span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span>,list-element-name,list-attribute-name</pre><p>Here, <code>element-name</code> is the element in the document being presented which contains the selected value elements; if the special value <code>-</code> is given then the context element is the element containing the selected value elements. The <code>list-element-name</code> and <code>list-attribute-name</code> indicate the details of the elements providing the list of selectable values.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-value</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-element</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-field</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h3><a name="multiple-choice-list-value"></a>template:multiple-choice-list-value</h3><p>This attribute is similar to <code>template:multiple-choice-value</code>
1.70 in that it associates the template element on which it is used with an
1.71 element holding a value in a list of selectable values, with the
1.72 principal difference that potentially many such values may be selected
1.73 -in this case.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-list-field="question-types,question-type-enum,question-type" multiple="multiple"><br /> <option template:multiple-choice-list-value="question-type-enum,question-type,selected" value="..."/><br /></select></pre><p>This presents the following document fragment:</p><pre><question-types><br /> <question-type-enum question-type="text"/><br /> <question-type-enum question-type="choice" value-is-set="true"/><br /> <question-type-enum question-type="special" value-is-set="true"/><br /></question-types></pre><p>The output from the combination of the above would be as follows:</p><pre><select name="path-to-question-types" multiple="multiple"><br /> <option value="text">text</option><br /> <option value="choice" selected="selected">choice</option><br /> <option value="special" selected="selected">special</option><br /></select></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>list-element-name,list-attribute-name,attribute-to-create-when-selected</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-value</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li><li><code>template:value</code></li></ul><h3>template:multiple-choice-list-element</h3><p>This attribute works in much the same way as <code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code> except that it does not add a <code>name</code> attribute to the template element on which it is used. The purpose of this attribute, along with <code>template:attribute-list-button</code>, is to provide an alternative approach to presenting lists of selectable values.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:multiple-choice-list-element="question,question-types,question-type"><br /> ...<br /></p></pre><p>See below for an example combining this attribute with the <code>template:attribute-list-button</code> attribute.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name|<span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span>,list-element-name,list-attribute-name</pre><p>Here, <code>element-name</code> is the element in the document being presented which contains the selected value elements; if the special value <code>-</code> is given then the context element is the element containing the selected value elements. The <code>list-element-name</code> and <code>list-attribute-name</code> indicate the details of the elements providing the list of selectable values.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-list-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h3>template:attribute-list-button</h3><p>This attribute works in much the same way as <code>template:attribute-button</code>
1.74 +in this case.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><select template:multiple-choice-list-field="question-types,question-type-enum,question-type" multiple="multiple"><br /> <option template:multiple-choice-list-value="question-type-enum,question-type,selected" value="..."/><br /></select></pre><p>This presents the following document fragment:</p><pre><question-types><br /> <question-type-enum question-type="text"/><br /> <question-type-enum question-type="choice" value-is-set="true"/><br /> <question-type-enum question-type="special" value-is-set="true"/><br /></question-types></pre><p>The output from the combination of the above would be as follows:</p><pre><select name="path-to-question-types" multiple="multiple"><br /> <option value="text">text</option><br /> <option value="choice" selected="selected">choice</option><br /> <option value="special" selected="selected">special</option><br /></select></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>list-element-name,list-attribute-name,attribute-to-create-when-selected</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code></li><li><code>template:multiple-choice-value</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li><li><code>template:value</code></li></ul><h3><a name="multiple-choice-list-element"></a>template:multiple-choice-list-element</h3><p>This attribute works in much the same way as <code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code> except that it does not add a <code>name</code> attribute to the template element on which it is used. The purpose of this attribute, along with <code>template:attribute-list-button</code>, is to provide an alternative approach to presenting lists of selectable values.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:multiple-choice-list-element="question,question-types,question-type"><br /> ...<br /></p></pre><p>See below for an example combining this attribute with the <code>template:attribute-list-button</code> attribute.</p><p>Syntax:</p><pre>element-name|<span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span>,list-element-name,list-attribute-name</pre><p>Here, <code>element-name</code> is the element in the document being presented which contains the selected value elements; if the special value <code>-</code> is given then the context element is the element containing the selected value elements. The <code>list-element-name</code> and <code>list-attribute-name</code> indicate the details of the elements providing the list of selectable values.</p><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-field</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-list-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:element</code></li></ul><h3><a name="attribute-list-button"></a>template:attribute-list-button</h3><p>This attribute works in much the same way as <code>template:attribute-button</code>
1.75 does, but instead presents a button or related user interface control
1.76 whose state reflects the presence of an attribute on an element in a
1.77 collection of elements.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><p template:multiple-choice-list-element="question,question-types,question-type"><br /> <input template:attribute-list-button="question-type,checked" name="..." value="..." type="checkbox"/><br /></p></pre><p>Given an XML document like this...</p><pre><question><br /> <question-types question-type="text" value-is-set="true"/><br /> <question-types question-type="choice"/><br /></question></pre><p>...the following would be produced as output:</p><pre><p><br /> <input name="path-to-question-type" value="text" type="checkbox" checked="checked"/><br /></p><br /><p><br /> <input name="path-to-question-type" value="choice" type="checkbox"/><br /></p></pre><p>Syntax:</p><pre>attribute-name,attribute-to-create-when-set</pre><p>Related attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:multiple-choice-list-element</code></li><li><code>template:attribute-button</code></li></ul><p>Implementing attributes:</p><ul><li><code>template:attribute</code></li><li><code>template:expr</code></li><li><code>template:expr-attr</code></li></ul><h2>Internal Annotations</h2><p>The special annotations <code>template:expr</code> and <code>template:expr-attr</code>