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   Re: [xml-dev] Parsing the structure of a form as XML content

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You might use an id on the form, use getElementById to 
fetch the DOM node, and then recurse down the child
nodes and attributes to reconstruct an XML serialization
of the form structure and values, using Javascript. 

- Mitch

John Stubbe wrote:
> Hi Chiusano
> I have made the code in a XSL stylesheet already, I have written the 
> code below to make it easier to understand.
> I use a JavaScript that automatically inserts the input fields, so I 
> can’t be sure of how many elements I am going to pass.
> Can I access the DOM and extract the values from there?
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
>> From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
>> To: John Stubbe <johnstubbe@msn.com>
>> CC: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
>> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Parsing the structure of a  form as XML content
>> Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 15:20:48 -0400
>>
>> John,
>>
>> You should start with an XSLT stylesheet.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>> Joe Chiusano
>> Booz | Allen | Hamilton
>>
>> John Stubbe wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi
>> > I am stuck with a Form parsing problem.
>> > I am building a dynamic form creator system, and my problem is that 
>> I would
>> > like to send the whole structure of the form to a server as XML.
>> > Is this possible? I have tried to make a small example below. Does 
>> anybody
>> > know how I can do this?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Best regards
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> > <form action="#">
>> > <input type="text" value="someValue" />
>> > <br />
>> > <select>
>> >     <option>value1</option>
>> >     <option>value2</option>
>> >     <option>value3</option>
>> > </select>
>> > <br />
>> > <textarea>Some text form a text area</textarea>
>> > <br />
>> > Check1: <input type="checkbox" name="check1" value="1">
>> > Check2:<input type="checkbox" name="check1" value="2" checked>
>> > Check3:<input type="checkbox" name="check1" value="3">
>> > <br />
>> > radio1<input type="radio" name="radio1" value="1">
>> > radio2<input type="radio" name="radio1" value="2">
>> > radio3<input type="radio" name="radio1" value="3">
>> > <br />
>> > <input type="Submit" value="submit" onclick="alert('submit XML')" />
>> > </form>
>> >
>> > I would like to recive someting like this:
>> >
>> > <?xml verson="1.0" ?>
>> > <form>
>> > <text>someValue</text>
>> > <select>
>> >     <option>value1</option>
>> >     <option selected="true">value1</option>
>> >     <option>value2</option>
>> > </select>
>> > <checkbox name="check1">
>> >     <check value="1">Check1</check>
>> >     <check id="2">Check2</check>
>> >     <check id="3">Check3</check>
>> > </checkbox>
>> > <radiobuttons>
>> >     <input value="1">radio1</input>
>> >     <input value="2">radio2</input>
>> >     <input value="3">radio3</input>
>> > </radiobuttons>
>> > </form>
>> >
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