XForms

W3C Recomondation for Web Forms

XForms is W3C's name for a specification of Web forms that can be used with a wide variety of platforms including desktop computers, hand helds, information appliances, and even paper. XForms started life as a subgroup of the HTML Working Group, but has now been spun off as an independent Activity.

XForms is an XML application that represents the next generation of forms for the Web. By splitting traditional "XHTML" forms into three parts˜XForms model, instance data, and user interface˜it separates presentation from content, allows reuse, gives strong typing˜reducing the number of round-trips to the server, as well as offering device independence and a reduced need for scripting.

XForms is not a free-standing document type, but is intended to be integrated into other markup languages, such as "XHTML" or SVG.

Xforms Articles

• Xforms Homepage with an explanation of the Xforms Model: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms/
• Latest version of Xforms: http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/
• XForms for HTML Authors is an introduction to XForms for people who know HTML Forms.