public Form ConstructFormDefinition(FormCollection form_)
{
Form dynamicFormDefinition = null;
if (form_ != null)
{
dynamicFormDefinition = new Form();
dynamicFormDefinition.FormName = form_["FormName"];
dynamicFormDefinition.IsActive = Convert.ToBoolean(form_["Active"]);
dynamicFormDefinition.SiteId = Guid.Parse(form_["SiteId"]);
for (int iCounter = 1; iCounter <= 50; iCounter++)
{
//Check whether target field is present for this iteration, if not present consider ending the loop
if (form_["fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()] != null)
{
switch (Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldtypeqrow" + iCounter.ToString()))
{
case "TextBox":
TextBox field = new TextBox();
field.ResponseTitle = Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()).Replace(" ", "-");
dynamicFormDefinition.AddFields(field);
break;
case "TextArea":
TextArea textArea = new TextArea();
textArea.ResponseTitle = Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()).Replace(" ", "-");
dynamicFormDefinition.AddFields(textArea);
break;
case "CheckBox":
CheckBox checkBox = new CheckBox();
checkBox.ResponseTitle = Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()).Replace(" ", "-");
dynamicFormDefinition.AddFields(checkBox);
break;
case "CheckBoxList":
CheckBoxList checkBoxList = new CheckBoxList();
checkBoxList.ResponseTitle = Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()).Replace(" ", "-");
dynamicFormDefinition.AddFields(checkBoxList);
break;
case "ListBox":
Select select = new Select();
select.ResponseTitle = Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()).Replace(" ", "-");
dynamicFormDefinition.AddFields(select);
break;
case "RadioBoxList":
RadioList radioList = new RadioList();
radioList.ResponseTitle = Utility.GetFormFieldValue(form_, "fieldnameqrow" + iCounter.ToString()).Replace(" ", "-");
dynamicFormDefinition.AddFields(radioList);
break;
}
}
}
}
return dynamicFormDefinition;
}
public static Form GetFormWithData()
{
// create fields
var description = new Literal
{
Key = "description",
Template = String.Format("<p>{0}</p>", PlaceHolders.Literal),
DisplayOrder = 10,
Html = "This is a dynamically generated form. All of the input fields on this form are generated at runtime."
};
description.AddDataValue("Description", "This is a test description", true);
var name = new TextBox
{
ResponseTitle = "Name",
Prompt = "Enter your full name:",
DisplayOrder = 20,
Required = true,
RequiredMessage = "Your full name is required"
};
name.AddDataValue("Name", "Vishal Sharma",true);
var gender = new RadioList
{
DisplayOrder = 30,
ResponseTitle = "Gender",
Prompt = "Select your gender:",
Required = true,
Orientation = Orientation.Vertical
};
gender.AddChoices("Male,Female", ",");
gender.AddDataValue("Gender", "Male", true);
var email = new TextBox
{
DisplayOrder = 25,
ResponseTitle = "Email Address",
Prompt = "Enter your email address:",
Required = true,
RegexMessage = "Must be a valid email address",
RegularExpression = @"^([\w-\.]+)@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.)|(([\w-]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$"
};
email.AddDataValue("EmailAddress", "*****@*****.**", true);
var sports = new CheckBoxList
{
DisplayOrder = 40,
ResponseTitle = "Favorite Sports",
Prompt = "What are your favorite sports?",
Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal
};
sports.AddChoices("Baseball,Football,Soccer,Basketball,Tennis,Boxing,Golf", ",");
sports.AddDataValue("Favorite Sports", "Cricket", true);
var states = new Select
{
DisplayOrder = 50,
ResponseTitle = "Visited States",
MultipleSelection = true,
Size = 10,
Prompt = "What US states have you visited? (Use the ctrl key to select multiple states.)"
};
states.AddChoices("Alabama,Alaska,Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,Connecticut,Delaware,Florida,Georgia,Hawaii,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,New Hampshire,New Jersey,New Mexico,New York,North Carolina,North Dakota,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,Rhode Island,South Carolina,South Dakota,Tennessee,Texas,Utah,Vermont,Virginia,Washington,West Virginia,Wisconsin,Wyoming", ",");
states.AddDataValue("Visited States", "New York", true);
var bio = new TextArea
{
DisplayOrder = 60,
ResponseTitle = "Bio",
Prompt = "Describe yourself:"
};
bio.InputHtmlAttributes.Add("cols", "40");
bio.InputHtmlAttributes.Add("rows", "6");
bio.AddDataValue("Bio", "I am a software engineer.", true);
var month = new Select
{
DisplayOrder = 70,
ResponseTitle = "Month Born",
Prompt = "What month were you born in?",
ShowEmptyOption = true,
EmptyOption = "- Select One - "
};
month.AddChoices("January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December", ",");
month.AddDataValue("Month Born", "May", true);
var agree = new CheckBox
{
DisplayOrder = 80,
ResponseTitle = "Agrees To Terms",
Prompt = "I agree to all of the terms in the EULA.",
Required = true,
RequiredMessage = "You must agree to the EULA!"
};
agree.AddDataValue("Agree To Terms", "Yes", true);
var eula = new Literal
{
DisplayOrder = 75,
Html = string.Format(@"<textarea readonly=""readonly"" rows=""8"" cols=""60"">{0}</textarea>", GetEULA())
};
var file = new FileUpload
{
Prompt = "Your photo",
InvalidExtensionError = "Image files only.",
ValidExtensions = ".jpg,.gif,.png",
DisplayOrder = 73,
};
file.Validated += new ValidatedEventHandler(file_Validated);
file.Posted += new FilePostedEventHandler(file_Posted);
var hidden = new Hidden
{
ResponseTitle = "A Hidden Field",
Value = "some value"
};
// create form and add fields to it
var form = new Form();
form.AddFields(description, name, gender, email, sports, states, bio, month, agree, eula, file, hidden);
return form;
}
public static Form GetForm()
{
/*
* This method sets up the Form and Field objects that
* are needed to dynamically generate html forms at runtime.
*
* Of course, there are other ways of going about defining your forms and their fields.
* I used a static class in this demo application for simplicity.
* In the real world, you could store your field definitions anywhere.
*
* For example, you could create a database table to store all
* of the data needed to create the form fields below.
* Some of your end users could have access to some kind of interface to create, update,
* or delete the form field definitions in the database.
* This described scenario was actually the inspiration for this project.
*
* There are 7 different Field types that can be used to construct the form:
* - TextBox (single line text input)
* - Textarea (multi line text input)
* - Checkbox
* - CheckboxList
* - RadioList
* - Select (Drop down lists and List boxes)
* - Literal (Any custom html at all. For display purposes only (no user input))
*
* Each Field type have a few things in common:
* - Title property: Used when storing end user's responses.
* - Prompt property: Question asked to the user for each field.
* - DisplayOrder property: The order that the field is displayed to the user.
* - Required property: Is the user required to complete the field?
* - InputHtmlAttributes: Allows the developer to set the input elements html attributes
*
* There are other properties and behaviors that some Field types do not share with each other.
* Take a look through the members of each Type to see what you can do.
* Much of each type's unique functionality is demonstrated below.
* Feel free to tinker around in this file, changing and adding fields.
* Don't forget to add newly created fields to the Form.
*
* The Form object is the object that contains all of your Field objects,
* triggers validation and rendering, and lets the developer access user responses.
* When constructing your form, you can use Form.AddFields() to get your Fields
* into the form (imagine that!).
*
* Check out
* /Controllers/HomeController.cs
* /Views/Home/Demo.aspx
* /Views/Home/Responses.aspx
* to learn how to use the Form object in your web application.
*/
// create fields
var description = new Literal
{
Key = "description",
Template = String.Format("<p>{0}</p>", PlaceHolders.Literal),
DisplayOrder = 10,
Html = "This is a dynamically generated form. All of the input fields on this form are generated at runtime."
};
var name = new TextBox
{
ResponseTitle = "Name",
Prompt = "Enter your full name:",
DisplayOrder = 20,
Required = true,
RequiredMessage = "Your full name is required"
};
var gender = new RadioList
{
DisplayOrder = 30,
ResponseTitle = "Gender",
Prompt = "Select your gender:",
Required = true,
Orientation = Orientation.Vertical
};
gender.AddChoices("Male,Female", ",");
var email = new TextBox
{
DisplayOrder = 25,
ResponseTitle = "Email Address",
Prompt = "Enter your email address:",
Required = true,
RegexMessage = "Must be a valid email address",
RegularExpression = @"^([\w-\.]+)@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.)|(([\w-]+\.)+))([a-zA-Z]{2,4}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$"
};
var sports = new CheckBoxList
{
DisplayOrder = 40,
ResponseTitle = "Favorite Sports",
Prompt = "What are your favorite sports?",
Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal
};
sports.AddChoices("Baseball,Football,Soccer,Basketball,Tennis,Boxing,Golf", ",");
var states = new Select
{
DisplayOrder = 50,
ResponseTitle = "Visited States",
MultipleSelection = true,
Size = 10,
Prompt = "What US states have you visited? (Use the ctrl key to select multiple states.)"
};
states.AddChoices("Alabama,Alaska,Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,Connecticut,Delaware,Florida,Georgia,Hawaii,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,New Hampshire,New Jersey,New Mexico,New York,North Carolina,North Dakota,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,Rhode Island,South Carolina,South Dakota,Tennessee,Texas,Utah,Vermont,Virginia,Washington,West Virginia,Wisconsin,Wyoming", ",");
var bio = new TextArea
{
DisplayOrder = 60,
ResponseTitle = "Bio",
Prompt = "Describe yourself:"
};
bio.InputHtmlAttributes.Add("cols", "40");
bio.InputHtmlAttributes.Add("rows", "6");
var month = new Select
{
DisplayOrder = 70,
ResponseTitle = "Month Born",
Prompt = "What month were you born in?",
ShowEmptyOption = true,
EmptyOption = "- Select One - "
};
month.AddChoices("January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December", ",");
var agree = new CheckBox
{
DisplayOrder = 80,
ResponseTitle = "Agrees To Terms",
Prompt = "I agree to all of the terms in the EULA.",
Required = true,
RequiredMessage = "You must agree to the EULA!"
};
var eula = new Literal
{
DisplayOrder = 75,
Html = string.Format(@"<textarea readonly=""readonly"" rows=""8"" cols=""60"">{0}</textarea>", GetEULA())
};
var file = new FileUpload
{
Prompt = "Your photo",
InvalidExtensionError = "Image files only.",
ValidExtensions = ".jpg,.gif,.png",
Required = true,
DisplayOrder = 73,
};
file.Validated += new ValidatedEventHandler(file_Validated);
file.Posted += new FilePostedEventHandler(file_Posted);
var hidden = new Hidden
{
ResponseTitle = "A Hidden Field",
Value = "some value"
};
// create form and add fields to it
var form = new Form();
form.AddFields(description, name, gender, email, sports, states, bio, month, agree, eula, file, hidden);
return form;
}