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digitup
digitup

Reputation: 537

convert an XHTML form into an XForm that uses an XML

"How can I convert an XHTML form into an XForm that uses an XML file as a data store and is usable in a web browser" Thanks to David Dorward for correcting my question formulation.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 604

Answers (3)

austin cheney
austin cheney

Reputation:

Valid XHTML may not be XML due to the mime type it is served with, but valid XHTML is a subset of the XML syntax. That said the perfect solution is to ensure your XHTML is treated as XML by serving it with the mime type application/xhtml+xml instead of text/html.

If that is not a problem you have to supply a XSLT stylesheet to transform your XHTML form into XForms compatible elements, or simply serve XForms type form in your XHTML document directly. I recommend the later of those two solutions.

Upvotes: 0

thecoshman
thecoshman

Reputation: 8650

XHTML IS XML

well, not exactly. But there is no real difference. XMl is just a set method for describing data in a fairly lose and abstract way that is also nicely controlled. The idea being that XML data is very easy for any XML aware application to read in a work out what is going on.

XHTML is a (roughly speaking) subset of XMl - it is a specific use of XML. It is HTMl written in an XML way.

I know I have said XML and XHTMl a lot here... but its dam hard to explain how these are the same and different at the same time

Upvotes: 0

Андрей Костенко
Андрей Костенко

Reputation: 1042

Every valid XHTML file is an XML file :-)

Upvotes: 3

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