How to bind form fields to a datasource?

10 June, 2008 - 17:00 — phaetons

Hello,
i want to bind form fields with a datasource (type local).

I started with the sample from http://bdn.backbase.com/blog/richard/data-binding-xml-to-a-form, but i didn't work out how to implement the datasource instead of loading the data with bb.command.load

This is the e:handler inside the listGrid:

var oSource = this.getProperty('dataSource');

userProfiles = oSource;

aInputs = bb.evaluateSmart('[//input]', bb.document);

for(var i=0; i<aInputs.length; i++) {

  bb.command.fireEvent(aInputs[i], 'populate', true, true);

}

The behaviour to populate is the same as in the sample:

var path = this.getAttribute('path');

this._data = bb.evaluateSmart(path, bb.document)

var sFirst = this._data.value;

bb.setProperty(this, 'value', sFirst);

These are the input-fields where i want to put the data:

<input type="text" id="firstName" path="$userProfiles/UserProfile/Name[position()=1]/@first" e:behavior="l:autofill" />

<input type="text" id="surname" path="$userProfiles/UserProfile/Name[position()=1]/@surname" e:behavior="l:autofill" />

And at least the xml-data:

<Profiles>

        <UserProfile>

                <Name first="Roger" surname="Rabbit" />

                <Demographics age="25" />

        </UserProfile>

</Profiles>

Whatever i try, i just get the error:
"Javascript error: "this._data has no properties".". input#firstName anonymous()"

Anybody who can help me?

Thanks and best regards
Stephan

Nobody here who can help me?

17 June, 2008 - 13:11 — phaetons

Just a clue? Please!

Thanks and best regards
Stephan