Sample Custom Elements

Site Studio 10gR4 comes with eleven sample custom forms or elements. These sample forms are example implementations of custom elements that work within the Contributor form framework.

These samples are checked into the content server with the xWebsiteObjectType metadata value of 'Custom Element Form' upon installation of the Site Studio component.

ss_boolean_checkbox_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a simple custom element with a check box.

ss_boolean_radio_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a simple custom element with a radio button.

ss_docname_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element that enables a content server search to select a Content ID.

ss_option_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element that enables you to build an option list. This example is a very simple example. It more complex instances, the list could be populated from many other sources, such as content server metadata.

ss_query_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element that enables you to capture a content server query.

ss_url_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element that enables a content server search to return a weblayout URL.

ss_textarea_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a simple custom element with minimal amount of code. This particular example implements a text-only custom element utilizing a TEXTAREA HTML element, which is a very lightweight method of providing a text-only editor.

ss_integer_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element for capturing an integer value. This is useful for capturing a parameter to use elsewhere.

ss_simple_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a simple custom element with minimal amount of code. This particular example implements a text-only custom element utilizing a TEXTAREA HTML element, which is a very lightweight method of providing a text-only editor.

ss_flash_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element that enables Contributor users to select a FLASH object from the content server.

ss_sample_form.htm

This sample form is an example of a custom element that uses all available ElementAPI methods. A complete list of these methods is available in Implementing a Custom Element