Blank after Insert

> Anyone,
>
> I'm trying to blank out the element values in a template instance,  
> after the template instance is inserted into another instance. The  
> insertion works, but I cannot figure out how to clear the fields.  
> Here's the relevant snippet:
>                             <xforms:trigger>
>                                 <xforms:label>Add</xforms:label>
>                                 <xforms:insert ev:event="DOMActivate"
>                                     nodeset="/person/pets/pet"
>                                     at="1" position="before"  
> origin="instance('pet-template')" />
>                                 <xforms:setvalue bind="instance
> ('pet-template')/name" value=""/>
>                                 <xforms:setvalue bind="age" value=""/>
>                             </xforms:trigger>
>
> As you can see, I've tried binding with a complete path ("name")  
> and a relative path ("age"). I even tried adding  
> ev:event="DOMActivate" to the setvalue element at one point, but it  
> just does nothing. What's the right way to do this? How do you  
> debug something like this?
>
> Thanks,
> -Jim
>
>
>
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>
> Indeed, the value attribute is an xpath statement, so
> it has to point to something.  I use this in my
> forms so I can "clear" instances:
>
> <xforms:instance id="null-instance">
>     <null xmlns=""/>
> </xforms:instance>
>
>
> <xforms:setvalue ref="instance('my-instance')/my-xpath"
>   value="instance('null-instance')/"/>
>
> and notice that it is the ref attribute and not the
> bind attribute which is the "target."

>
>
> On May 19, 2008, at 11:04 AM, Jim Logan wrote:
>
>> Anyone,
>>
>> I'm trying to blank out the element values in a template instance,
>> after the template instance is inserted into another instance. The
>> insertion works, but I cannot figure out how to clear the fields.
>> Here's the relevant snippet:
>>                             <xforms:trigger>
>>                                 <xforms:label>Add</xforms:label>
>>                                 <xforms:insert ev:event="DOMActivate"
>>                                     nodeset="/person/pets/pet"
>>                                     at="1" position="before"
>> origin="instance('pet-template')" />
>>                                 <xforms:setvalue
>> bind="instance('pet-template')/name" value=""/>
>>                                 <xforms:setvalue bind="age" value=""/>
>>                             </xforms:trigger>
>>
>> As you can see, I've tried binding with a complete path ("name") and
>> a relative path ("age"). I even tried adding ev:event="DOMActivate"
>> to the setvalue element at one point, but it just does nothing.
>> What's the right way to do this? How do you debug something like this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Jim
>>
>>
>>
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>
> Hank Ratzesberger
> NEES@UCSB
> Institute for Crustal Studies,
> University of California, Santa Barbara
> 805-893-8042
>
>
>
>
>

> Hank,
>
> Earlier I changed to using an xforms:action and then I cleaned up a
> bunch of mistakes you pointed out:
>
>                <xforms:group ref="instance('pet-template')">
>                    <tr>
>                        <td>
>                            <xforms:input ref="name"/>
>                        </td>
>                        <td>
>                            <xforms:input ref="age"/>
>                        </td>
>                        <td>
>                            <xforms:trigger>
>                                <xforms:label>Add</xforms:label>
>                                <xforms:action ev:event="DOMActivate">
>                                    <xforms:insert
>                                        nodeset="/person/pets/pet"
>                                        at="1" position="before"
> origin="instance('pet-template')" />
>                                    <xforms:setvalue
> ref="instance('pet-template')/name">test</xforms:setvalue>
>                                    <xforms:setvalue ref="age"/>
>                                </xforms:action>
>                            </xforms:trigger>
>                        </td>
>                    </tr>
>                </xforms:group>
>
> I'm hoping I can get this to work with some subtle fix so I can learn
> what I'm doing wrong before I change everything to use a null
> instance. Any idea what's wrong with the above snippet, given the
> following instance?
>
>            <xforms:instance id="pet-template">
>                    <pet xmlns="" action="added">
>                        <name/>
>                        <age/>
>                    </pet>
>            </xforms:instance>
>
> Thanks,
> -Jim
>
>>
>>
>> On May 19, 2008, at 11:04 AM, Jim Logan wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to blank out the element values in a template instance,
>>> after the template instance is inserted into another instance. The
>>> insertion works, but I cannot figure out how to clear the fields.
>>> Here's the relevant snippet:
>>>                             <xforms:trigger>
>>>                                 <xforms:label>Add</xforms:label>
>>>                                 <xforms:insert ev:event="DOMActivate"
>>>                                     nodeset="/person/pets/pet"
>>>                                     at="1" position="before"
>>> origin="instance('pet-template')" />
>>>                                 <xforms:setvalue
>>> bind="instance('pet-template')/name" value=""/>
>>>                                 <xforms:setvalue bind="age" value=""/>
>>>                             </xforms:trigger>
>>>
>>> As you can see, I've tried binding with a complete path ("name") and
>>> a relative path ("age"). I even tried adding ev:event="DOMActivate"
>>> to the setvalue element at one point, but it just does nothing.
>>> What's the right way to do this? How do you debug something like this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Hank Ratzesberger
>> NEES@UCSB
>> Institute for Crustal Studies,
>> University of California, Santa Barbara
>> 805-893-8042
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

> Anyone,
>
> I'm trying to blank out the element values in a template instance,  
> after the template instance is inserted into another instance. The  
> insertion works, but I cannot figure out how to clear the fields.  
> Here's the relevant snippet:
>                             <xforms:trigger>
>                                 <xforms:label>Add</xforms:label>
>                                 <xforms:insert ev:event="DOMActivate"
>                                     nodeset="/person/pets/pet"
>                                     at="1" position="before"  
> origin="instance('pet-template')" />
>                                 <xforms:setvalue bind="instance('pet-
> template')/name" value=""/>
>                                 <xforms:setvalue bind="age" value=""/>
>                             </xforms:trigger>
>
> As you can see, I've tried binding with a complete path ("name") and  
> a relative path ("age"). I even tried adding ev:event="DOMActivate"  
> to the setvalue element at one point, but it just does nothing.  
> What's the right way to do this? How do you debug something like this?
>
> Thanks,
> -Jim
>
>
>
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