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How to create an "alert hint" Input

This file shows how to create a hint that apppears to use an alert as its host.

The problem

A construct xf:alert/xf:hint is not permitted in XForms, the only xforms element that is explicitly premitted beneath alert, label, or hint, is output.

The Cure

Use output with a hint inside the alert. - view source to see how:


The input is invalid if its value is not "hello"
I am label hello sailor Or an image - Note, this does not work on the filesystem in Vista+IE7, but will work from both HTTP and HTTPS. I'm not sure about other environments, I suspect it has something to do with IE7/Vista security settings. I am label hello sailor Look at this combo:
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