Q&A
| Q. | Why should I be concerned with control data types, taking into account that XML data documents store all values as text? |
| A. | The need for data type checking of XML data documents (infosets) was one of the primary incentives for the development of the XML Schema recommendation. One of InfoPath’s strong points is schema-based validation of all form data entry values, which is called strong (data) typing by many XML-aware applications. If you type alphabetic characters in a text box bound to an integer or a double element, InfoPath flags the data type error with a dashed red outline and displays a This form includes errors. Do you still want to save it? message when you attempt to save the form. You can save a form with errors, but you can’t ... |
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