Modify Field (Simple actions)

Modifies a field in the current document.

Defined in

Type

Document (Server)

Syntax

Note: This is the XSP source code. The UI presents the simple action as a dialog with a box for each argument.

modifyField name="string" value="generic"


Arguments	Description	UI presentation
`name`	Name of a field in the current document.	An edit box plus the diamond icon. You can type the field name in the edit box or click the diamond to dynamically compute the value.
`value`	Value to put in the field.	An edit box plus the diamond icon. You can type a value in the edit box or click the diamond to dynamically compute the value.

Usage

See getElementById for getting field names.

Examples

Note: These examples present XSP source code which can be inserted under the Source tab taking care to keep the XML well formed. To use the UI, select or enter the arguments in the simple action dialog.

This button changes the inputText1 edit box value to green.

<xp:button value="Label" id="button1">
<xp:eventHandler event="onclick" submit="true" refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action>
	<xp:modifyField name="inputText1" value="green"></xp:modifyField>
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>