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Defining components in the hierarchy

When you create a form definition, you define each of these types of components in succession. To do this, you add each subcomponent to the definition of its parent and then refine the definition of the subcomponent by specifying its properties. For example, the sequence of steps for a form that contains one section might be:

  1. Create a form definition.
  2. Specify the form’s properties.
  3. Specify the properties of the default section that the InForm application includes with a new form.
  4. Add items to the section.
  5. Specify the properties of each item.
  6. Add a radio control to the first item.
  7. Specify the properties of the radio control.
  8. Add simple controls to the radio control.
  9. Specify the properties of each simple control.
  10. Continue to add and define subcomponents until all controls are specified.

The sections of this chapter that describe how to create specific form components further explain the relationships between components and the properties that you must specify for each.

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