Form Element

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The Form element is used to describe the forms in a base type.

Syntax

<Form
  Path = "Text"
  Type = "DisplayForm" | "EditForm" | "NewForm"
  Url = "URL"
  WebPartZoneID = "Text">
</Form>

Attributes

Name Description
Path Optional Text. Specifies the file system path, including the leaf name, of the file containing the template used for the list of document libraries that is rendered in a file dialog box. The value of this attribute is relative to the _layouts directory and does not start with a forward slash ("/").
Type Required Text. Indicates the type of form being described and can be one of the following values: DisplayForm, EditForm, or NewForm.
Url Required URL. Specifies the path to the ASP.NET file used for the form.
WebPartZoneID Optional Text. Specifies the zone for the Web Part.

Element Relationships

Parent Elements Child Elements
Forms ListFormBody , ListFormButtons , ListFormClosing , ListFormOpening

Example

The following example outlines the forms definition within the SCHEMA.XML file for announcements lists.

<Forms>
   <Form Type="DisplayForm" Url="DispForm.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main">
      <ListFormOpening>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormOpening>
      <ListFormButtons>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormButtons>
      <ListFormBody>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormBody>
   </Form>
   <Form Type="EditForm" Url="EditForm.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main">
      <ListFormOpening>.
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormOpening>
      <ListFormButtons>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormButtons>
      <ListFormBody>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormBody>
      <ListFormClosing>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormClosing>
   </Form>
   <Form Type="NewForm" Url="NewForm.aspx" WebPartZoneID="Main">
      <ListFormOpening>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormOpening>
      <ListFormButtons>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormButtons>
      <ListFormBody>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormBody>
      <ListFormClosing>
         .
         .
         .
      </ListFormClosing>
   </Form>
</Forms>