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> Hi all,
>
>             I have been trying to use a switch inside a repeat, after a
> little messing around and errors, I read on the W3C site that this is
> not currently possible. Is this correct and is there anyway around this?
> I?m currently using OPS 3.0, The code simply shows and hides more
> details on an order using the switch toggle technique, in a list of orders.
>
>  
>
> Thanks
>
> Ryan

> We have explored the bind and this works ok for hiding a control in all the
> rows of the repeat. Is there anyway to hide/show controls in some rows
> within the repeat?
>
> Thanks
> Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Bruchez [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Erik Bruchez
> Sent: 20 October 2005 16:23
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [ops-users] Switch within repeat
>
> Ryan,
>
> Excellent question. This is in fact something that is explicitly not
> specified in the XForms 1.0 spec. However, some discussions on W3C
> mailing-lists suggest ways of implementing this feature, and we plan to
> implement it, whether for 3.0 or post-3.0.
>
> The reason we have not implemented it yet is that often, you can use the
> "relevant" model item property to achieve the same thing, i.e. bind a
> control to a node which becomes relevant or non-relevant depending on
> some XPath expression. When the node becomes non-relevant because data
> in the instance has changed, the control disappears. When the node
> becomes relevant, the control reappears.
>
> Whether an xforms:switch or a "relevant" MIP is the better option
> depends on the circumstances. In the future, you will be able to do both
> with OPS. Right now, you have to go the "relevant" way.
>
> -Erik
>
> Ryan Puddephatt wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >             I have been trying to use a switch inside a repeat, after a
> > little messing around and errors, I read on the W3C site that this is
> > not currently possible. Is this correct and is there anyway around this?
> > I'm currently using OPS 3.0, The code simply shows and hides more
> > details on an order using the switch toggle technique, in a list of
> orders.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ryan
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Hi Ryan,
>
> When you do a repeat on a nodeset, the "row" corresponding to the
> nodes that are not relevant won't be displayed.
>
> You can see this in action in what used to be called the "repeat"
> example, which is now the "to do lists" example. There we hide the
> rows corresponding to a "template node" in the instance, which is just
> there so we can an xforms:insert after everything has been deleted.
>
> Alex