Live Forms automatically automatically manages the set of XML instance documents that are generated by a submitted form to ensure that it is valid with respect to the document types in the form. The validity of values is enforced as described above and in discussion on patterns.
However, Live Forms also ensures that the structure of a submitted document conforms to its type. This is best explained with an example. Consider the following schema fragment uploaded to Live Forms.
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<xsd:element name="customer">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="firstname" type="xsd:string"/>
<xsd:element name="lastname" type="xsd:string"/>
<xsd:element name="fullname" type="xsd:string"/>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element> |
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However, this would generate an invalid XML document with respect to the schema since the schema specifies that a customer must also have a fullname. Live Forms manages this automatically by creating an empty fullname element in the document. The generated document looks like:
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