Forms

What is publisher forms? One or more of:

• A standardised way of defining forms in HTML
• A DOM and class setup that allows you to standardise how your CSS targets the forms
• RPC handling to easily connect forms to the backend

Build beautiful, responsive and GDPR-proof forms.

• Basic setup
• Address fields in forms
• (Re)captcha
• Webtool formhooks
• Custom forms
• CUSTOM QUESTION TYPES
• CUSTOM HANDLER TYPES
• Custom form types
• JavaScript handling
• Setting up RTD fields
• Mail confirmation handler
• FAQ

Base classes for forms and form pages

• OBJECTTYPE ComposedFormFieldBase
• OBJECTTYPE FormBase
  

  Form base object

• OBJECTTYPE FormComponentExtensionBase
• OBJECTTYPE FormEditorExtensionBase
• OBJECTTYPE FormFieldBase
  

  Base class for a form field (typically a question)

• OBJECTTYPE FormHandlerBase
• OBJECTTYPE FormHandlerTaskBase
  

  Base class for form handler managed tasks

• OBJECTTYPE FormSettingsExtensionBase
• STRING FUNCTION GetFormRequestURL()
  

  Get the form's request URL

• STRING FUNCTION GetFormWebVariable(STRING varname)
  

  Get a form's web variable

• OBJECTTYPE SelectFormFieldBase
• OBJECTTYPE ValuelessFormFieldBase
• OBJECTTYPE WebtoolFormHooks
  

  Base class for hooking into a webtoolform. Invoked in frontend and in tollium contexts to allow forms to add extra cells to results

• OBJECTTYPE WebtoolFormPage

APIs for managing form files

• OBJECT FUNCTION CreateNewFormdefinitionsFile()
  

  Creates a new form definition object

• RECORD FUNCTION FCAnd(RECORD ARRAY conditions, RECORD options)
  

  Create a form condition that matches if all of the given conditions match

• RECORD FUNCTION FCIsSet(OBJECT field, RECORD options)
  

  Create a form condition checking if a field value is set

• RECORD FUNCTION FCMatch(OBJECT field, STRING matchtype, VARIANT value, RECORD options)
  

  Create a form condition checking if the value of a select field is one of a given list of values

• RECORD FUNCTION FCNot(RECORD condition, RECORD options)
  

  Create a form condition that matches if the given conditions does not match

• RECORD FUNCTION FCOr(RECORD ARRAY conditions, RECORD options)
  

  Create a form condition that matches if any of the given conditions match

• OBJECT FUNCTION OpenFormByTarget(STRING formtarget, RECORD options)
  

  Open a webtool form by its formtarget (encrypted formid)

• OBJECT FUNCTION OpenFormFileDefinition(OBJECT formfile, RECORD options)
  

  Open a formdefinition WHFS file

• OBJECT FUNCTION OpenFormFileResults(OBJECT formfile, RECORD options)
  

  Open the result storage of a formdefinition WHFS file

• OBJECT FUNCTION OpenWebtoolForm(INTEGER formid, RECORD options)
  

  Open a webtool form directly

• OBJECT FUNCTION OpenWHFSFormDefinitionsFile(OBJECT whfsobject)
  

  Open a form definition file from WHFS

Standard form components

• OBJECTTYPE Address
• OBJECTTYPE AddressField
• OBJECTTYPE ArrayField
• OBJECTTYPE CaptchaField
• OBJECTTYPE CheckBoxField
• OBJECTTYPE DateField
• OBJECTTYPE EditCountries
• OBJECTTYPE EditSelectOption
• OBJECT ARRAY FUNCTION ExpandToAllChildren(OBJECT parentcomp)
• OBJECTTYPE FormCheckBox
• OBJECTTYPE FormDate
• OBJECTTYPE FormEmail
• OBJECTTYPE FormGroup
• OBJECTTYPE FormGroupField
• OBJECTTYPE FormNumericTextEdit
• OBJECTTYPE FormOverviewPage
• OBJECTTYPE FormPage
• OBJECTTYPE FormRTD
• OBJECTTYPE FormSelectMultiple
• OBJECTTYPE FormSelectPulldown
• OBJECTTYPE FormSelectRadio
• OBJECTTYPE FormSelectRadioPulldownBase
• OBJECTTYPE FormSelectSingleBase
• OBJECTTYPE FormTextArea
• OBJECTTYPE FormTextEdit
• OBJECTTYPE FormThankYouPage
• OBJECTTYPE FormTime
• STRING ARRAY FUNCTION GetFormSelectSupportedValues(RECORD field)
• STRING ARRAY FUNCTION GetFormTextEditSupportedValues(RECORD field)
• OBJECTTYPE ImgEditField
• OBJECTTYPE NumericTextEditField
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormAddress(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormArray(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormCheckbox(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormDate(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormEmail(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormGroup(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormPassword(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormRichText(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormRTD(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormSelect(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormTextArea(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormTextedit(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseFormTime(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• OBJECTTYPE RichText
• OBJECTTYPE RichTextField
• OBJECTTYPE RTDField
• OBJECTTYPE SelectField
• OBJECTTYPE TextAreaField
• OBJECTTYPE TextEditField
• OBJECTTYPE TextEditFieldBase
• OBJECTTYPE TimeField
• OBJECTTYPE UploadField
• Form component <address>
• Form component <array>
• Form component <captcha>
• Form component <checkbox>
• Form component <customfield>
  

  Custom fields are used for manually added one-off form field definitions. Use this if you don't want to set up an XSD for this field and don't need any XML configurability or support in the form editor.

• Form component <date>
• Form component <group>
• Form component <hidden>
• Form component <imgedit>
• Form component <page>
• Form component <page>
• Form component <page>
• Form component <password>
• Form component <richtext>
• Form component <rtd>
• Form component <select>
• Form component <select>
• Form component <select>
• Form component <textarea>
• Form component <textedit>
• Form component <textedit>
• Form component <textedit>
• Form component <time>
• Form component <upload>

Standard form handlers

• OBJECTTYPE Attachments
• DATETIME FUNCTION GetMailtaskScheduleDate(DATETIME now, INTEGER mailwaitdays, STRING mailwaittimezone, INTEGER mailwaitat)
• OBJECT FUNCTION InitializeStoreResultsHandler(OBJECT form, INTEGER formid)
• OBJECTTYPE MailConfirmationEditor
• OBJECTTYPE MailConfirmationHandler
• OBJECTTYPE MailConfirmationTask
• OBJECTTYPE MailConfirmFeedbackEditorBase
• OBJECTTYPE MailFeedbackEditor
• OBJECTTYPE MailFeedbackHandler
• OBJECTTYPE MailFeedbackTask
• OBJECTTYPE MailResultsEditor
• OBJECTTYPE MailResultsHandler
• OBJECTTYPE MailResultsTask
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseMailConfirmationHandler(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseMailFeedbackHandler(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• RECORD FUNCTION ParseMailResultsHandler(RECORD fielddef, OBJECT node, RECORD parsecontext)
• INTEGER FUNCTION ParseXMLTime24H(STRING intime)
• STRING FUNCTION ResolveMailTemplate(RECORD settings, OBJECT formdefinitions)
• OBJECTTYPE StoreResultsHandler
• Form handler <customhandler>
  

  Custom handlers are used for manually added one-off form handler definitions. Use this if you don't want to set up an XSD for this handler and don't need any XML configurability or support in the form editor.

• Form handler <mailconfirmationhandler>
• Form handler <mailfeedbackhandler>
• Form handler <mailresultshandler>

Extending the form editor