InputButtonTag

A InputButtonTag creates an input button element on the HTML page.

Table 1. InputButtonTag attributes
Attribute Description Default value
type Type of button. This attribute can have the following values: button, submit, reset, and image. button
dataName Name of the DataField in the Context hierarchy that is set when user clicks the button null
event Sets the value in the button's form field named "dse_nextEventName" with the attribute value and submits the form null
onClick Process to be used if a process other than dse_nextEventName is required null
value Label of the button or the path to the image. For a label, the value of the attribute is used as a key to access the text in the locale resource bundle. null
style Style for the text area null
custom Adds attributes to the input element. The following is the format of this attribute:

custom="att1Name=\"att1Value\

"att2Name=\"att2Value\"..."
null

The following is an example of using InputButtonTag:

<H1>Using the Button Tag</H1>
<dse:form nextEventName="ok">
<table border="1">
<TR><TD><dse:button event="cancel"/></TD>
<TD><dse:button type="submit" value="OK"/></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><dse:button event="store" value="Store" dataName="pressedButton"/></TD>
<TD><dse:button value="Continue" dataName="pressedButton" 
    onClick="this.form.submit();"/></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><dse:button event="info" type="image" value="/images/935.gif"/></TD>
<TD><dse:button type="reset" value="Reset"/></TD></TR>
</table>
</dse:form>