Apple WebObjects 3.5 - Manual (Page 24)

Chapter 1 Creating a Simple WebObjects Application
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1. To display the dynamic form elements buttons in the toolbar, choose
from the Elements pop-up list.
2. Place the cursor on the line after the “My Guest Book” text and press Enter.
3. Click .
WebObjects Builder adds a form element to your component. The triangle
at the upper-left corner indicates that it is a dynamic form, as opposed to a
static form.The gray border indicates the extent of the form. You can
increase its size by adding additional elements inside it.
4. Type the text “ Name: ” and press Enter.
This text replaces the word “Form” that was displayed by default.
5. Type “ E-mail: ” and press Enter twice
6. Type “ Comments: ” followed by Enter.
You have just entered three lines (and a blank line) of static text inside the
form. Now you’ll enter some dynamic elements to receive input from the
user: two text fields and a multi-line text area.
7. Place the cursor to the right of the text “Name: ”.
8. Click to create a dynamic text field element (WOTextField).
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for “E-mail: ”.
10. Use the button to create a multi-line text area below the “Comments: ”
line.
11. Press Enter twice to create two blank lines.
12. Click to create a Submit button, which is used to send the data in the
form to the server.
13. Click to create a Reset button, which is used to clear the data in the
form.