2.4.2.8 bindingType

Custom controls MAY contain the bindingType attribute in their XSLT representation.

Contact selector controls (section 2.4.1.7) MUST contain this attribute in their XSLT representation.

All other controls MUST NOT contain this attribute in their XSLT representations.

Custom controls use the bindingType attribute to determine how to read and write data in and out of the control.

The value of this attribute MUST be one of the following:

  • text: A text string data format.

  • xmlnode: An XML node data format.

  • xmltext: An XML string data format.

The following W3C XML Schema ([XMLSCHEMA1] section 2.1) fragment specifies the contents of this element.

 <xsd:element name="bindingType" type="xsd:string"/>