documentSignatures Element

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Contains the signedDataBlock element, which defines how digital signatures are applied to a form or section of a form.

Type

  xsd:complexType

Structure

Name Description
signatureLocation (Optional attribute) Contains an XPath expression that points to the XML DOM node within the form's underlying XML document that is used for storing the digital signature.

Child Elements

Element Description
signedDataBlock Defines a nodeset in the form's underlying XML document to which a digital signature can be applied.

Definition

 <xsd:element name="documentSignatures">
        <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element ref="xsf:signedDataBlock" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
            </xsd:sequence>
            <xsd:attribute name="signatureLocation" type="xsd:string" use="optional" />
        </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>
    <xsd:element name="signedDataBlock">
        <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element name="message" type="xsf:xdSignedDataBlockMessage" minOccurs="0" />
            </xsd:sequence>
            <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsf:xdSignedDataBlockName" use="required" />
            <xsd:attribute name="data" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
            <xsd:attribute name="signatureLocation" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
            <xsd:attribute name="mode" type="xsf:xdSignatureRelationEnum" use="required" />
        </xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:unique name="signedDataBlock_name_unique">
            <xsd:selector xpath="." />
            <xsd:field xpath="@name" />
        </xsd:unique>
    </xsd:element>

Remarks

The documentSignatures element is an optional element of the xDocumentClass element.

Example

The following is an example of the documentSignatures element:

  <xsf:documentSignatures>
 <xsf:signedDataBlock name="main"
  data="my:myfields/my:subtree1 | my:myfields/my:subtree2"
  signatureLocation="my:mifields/sig:signatures/main"
  mode="countersign">
  <xsf:message>By pressing the &quot;Sign&quot; button below, I agree to be bound to the terms of this document. </xsf:message>
 </xsf:signedDataBlock>
</xsf:documentSignatures>