A form control that initiates submission of the form data for processing.
| Attribute | Description | Type | Default | Options | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ref | This attribute is part of the XForms schema, but in the context of a submit action it has no meaning. You therefore need not set it. | xs:NCName | none | optional | |
| submission | The identifier of the submission element that defines how the form is submitted | xs:IDREF | none | required |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2002/06/xhtml2"
xmlns:si="http://www.volantis.com/xmlns/2006/01/xdime2/si"
xmlns:xforms="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms">
<head>
<title>Subscriber update</title>
<xforms:model id="address">
<xforms:instance>
<si:instance>
<si:item name="name"/>
<si:item name="postcode">13004 Marseille</si:item>
<si:item name="hidden">subscriber_id</si:item>
</si:instance>
</xforms:instance>
<xforms:submission id="submit" action="test.jsp"/>
</xforms:model>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<xforms:input model="address" ref="name">
<xforms:label>Name:</xforms:label>
</xforms:input>
</p>
<p>
<xforms:input model="address" ref="postcode">
<xforms:label>Postcode:</xforms:label>
</xforms:input>
</p>
<xforms:submit submission="submit">
<xforms:label>Submit</xforms:label>
</xforms:submit>
</body>
</html>The test.jsp file may contain the following code.
MarinerServletRequestContext.findInstance(request).getParameter() must be used to retrieve data passed by fragmented forms.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<%
response.setContentType("x-application/vnd.xdime+xml");
String name = request.getParameter("name");
String postcode = request.getParameter("postcode");
String hidden = request.getParameter("hidden");
%>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2002/06/xhtml2"
xmlns:mcs="http://www.volantis.com/xmlns/2006/01/xdime/mcs">
<head>
<title>Form Submission</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h4>Hello <%=name%> (<%=hidden%>) Postcode: <%=postcode%> </h4>
</div>
</body>
</html>