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AutoForm

AutoForm associates form input elements with scalar, parameter, or array entity elements.

It can also be used to bind form buttons to the following scenario actions: load, run and save.

Below are the behaviors of the AutoForm component:
  1. Input elements are automatically populated on page load.
  2. All requests for data are collected and fired off as one request when view.start() is called. This makes for more efficient data-loading and less network traffic and delays due to latency.
  3. Each input field is saved when switching between fields or pressing the Enter key.
  4. The user can back out of an edit by pressing the Escape key on their keyboard.
  5. Simple validation based on the entity type, e.g. an integer entity, will highlight with an error border if you attempt to input invalid characters.
  6. Any custom entity validation will also be tested against when a user edits a field.
Covered Topics
  • AutoForm Input Types
    The type of each form element that you use will correspond to the entity type to which the element will be bound.
  • An AutoForm Example
    Now we will run through a basic example for the AutoForm component.
Parent Topic The AutoComponents