Chapter 7. Building Data Entry Forms

Now that you've learned how to retrieve data from the server and display it in the form of a read-only list, you need to learn how to display the data in a form such that the user can modify it and submit the changes back to the server. This chapter will take you through creating a data entry form that enables the user to add, edit, and delete records from the system, and submit the changes back to the server.

Creating the Data Entry User Interface

A typical data entry form consists of a number of editable fields—such as text boxes, drop-down lists, and check boxes, each with a corresponding label displaying the name of that field, and a tab order assigned such that users can tab between fields in a logical fashion. ...

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