writeonly

Sets a field to be write only. This means that the user can type into the field, but cannot read what is typed. Instead, each character is replaced by a uniform symbol (such as an asterisk).

This is useful if you are creating a password field.

Syntax

   <writeonly>setting</writeonly>

Table 1. writeonly parameter
Parameter	Type	Description
setting	on	the item is write only, which means that each character is replaced with a uniform symbol (such as an asterisk) to obscure the input.
	off	the item displays input normally.

Available in

field

Example

The following example shows a field that is set to be write only:

   <field sid="writeOnlyField">
      <value>You cannot type into this field.</value>
      <writeonly>on</writeonly>
   </field>

Usage details

Default:
- XFDL: off
- XForms: the xforms:secret option, if present.
The xforms:secret option overrides the writeonly option, and forces the field to be write only.