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    Schema-driven forms

    This tutorial covers how to schema-driven forms, using the z3c.form library. Whilst aimed at Dexterity developers, there is nothing Dexterity-specific about this tutorial.

    1. Introduction
    2. Creating a simple form
      1. Creating a package
      2. Creating a schema
      3. Creating the form view
      4. Testing the form
    3. Customising form behaviour
      1. Validation
      2. Vocabularies
      3. Widgets
      4. Actions (buttons)
      5. Fieldsets
    4. Form types
      1. Base forms and schema forms
      2. Page forms
      3. Add forms
      4. Edit forms
      5. Display forms
    5. Customising form presentation
      1. Layout templates
      2. Error snippets
    6. Further reading

    All content on one page (useful for printing, presentation mode etc.)

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    • Author: Martin Aspeli
    • Last modified: 592 days ago.

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