XFA Specification
Chapter 15, Template Specification
Template Reference
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The value of property is expected to be compatible with the value of the
after
would be considered an error for the
after
pageArea
and the
afterTarget
property to reference a content area, or vice versa.
The before property
Specifies the constraints on moving to a new page or content area before rendering the subform.
The behaviors described below can be further refined by optionally specifying a destination page or
content area via the
beforeTarget
attribute. The
startNew
attribute also modifies some of these
behaviors.
auto
The determination of a transition to a new page or content area will be delegated to the
processing application. No transition to a new page or content area will be forced.
contentArea
Rendering will transition the next available content area. See also the
startNew
attribute.
pageArea
Rendering will transition to a new page.See also the
startNew
attribute.
The beforeTarget property
This property specifies the explicit destination page or contentArea for the before property. The content of
this property is a '#' character followed by an XML ID.
The value of the
beforeTarget
property is expected to be compatible with the value of the
before
property. For instance, it would be considered an error for the
before
pageArea
and the
beforeTarget
property to reference a content area, or vice versa.
The bookendLeader property
Identifies a subform which is to be placed into the current content area or page before any other content.
The content of this property is a '#' character followed by an XML ID.
If both
bookendLeader
and
bookendTrailer
the manner of bookends.
The bookendTrailer property
Identifies a subform which is to be placed into the current content area or page after any other content.
The content of this property is a '#' character followed by an XML ID.
If both
bookendLeader
bookendTrailer
are supplied the two subforms bracket the content in
the manner of bookends.
The extras property
An enclosure around one or more sets of custom properties. The content of this element may be used by
custom applications.
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