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How to use IExternalSystem & IAutofillProvider in custom form elements?
In your element template you need to generate a DataList for specifed textbox (which is in AddressCollection).
<%= Model.RenderDataList() %>
public virtual string RenderDataList()
{
var options = GetAutofillValues();
if (options.Count() == 0)
{
return string.Empty;
}
var dataListBuilder = new StringBuilder();
dataListBuilder.AppendFormat("<datalist id=\"{0}\">", Content.GetElementName());
foreach (var item in options)
{
dataListBuilder.AppendFormat("<option value=\"{0}\" />", item);
}
dataListBuilder.Append("</datalist>");
return dataListBuilder.ToString();
}
You might need to modify the method to get id of the textbox and render suggested values accordingly.
Oct 04, 2018 4:42
Hello,
I have created a sample form on the Alloy template was able to successfully use IExternalSystem and IAutofillProvider on default form elements. I then created a custom form element derived from TextboxElementBlock (with its respective view):
Snippet
Dragging this control to form area successfully renders textboxes and I can download submitted form data. Here's a sample:
[{"text": "name surname",
"text_1": "a@a.com",
"addressCollection": "{\"address\":\"Olofshöjdsgatan\",\"postcode\":\"412 80\",\"state\":\"Göteborg\",\"country\":\"Sweden\"}",
"submitted_from": "114",
"time": "9/28/2018 8:58:56 AM",
"by_user": "****",
"finalized": "True",
"systemcolumn_Language": "en"
}]
Using autofill on elements text and text_1 is not a problem, but how do I map external data to textboxes inside the adressCollection?