Portlet Factory, Version 6.1.2

 

Modifying the input form

Use various builders and CSS styles to modify an input form. Modify the form generated by the Data Page builder in the following ways:

  1. Changing Field Labels

    1. In the Data Page builder call, open the Label Translation Settings input group and click Generate Resource Bundle.

    2. Modify the generated properties file so that each of the listed elements have an appropriate label.

  2. Formatting and Validating Form Values

    1. Use a Data Field Modifier builder call and a "formatter" class to format user input into a "data-friendly" format, translate data into "user-friendly" formats, and perform server-side validation for the submitted inputs.

  3. Controlling the Appearance of the Form

    1. Specify CSS styles in a stylesheet.

    2. Associate that style sheet with the page on which the form appears.

  4. Altering the Layout of the Form

    1. Use a Data Field Modifier builder call to hide or change the display orientation of the form elements.

Parent topic: Creation of input forms

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