XFA Specification
Chapter 15, Template Specification
Template Reference
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The manifest element
An element that contains a list of references to all the nodes that are included in a node collection.
<manifest
Properties:
id="xml-id"
name="xml-id"
use="cdata"
usehref="cdata"
>
<extras>
[0..1]
Children:
<ref>
[0..n]
</manifest>
The manifest element is used within the following other elements:
proto signData variables
Node collections are commonly used for signatures, however they may also be employed in scripts.
The references may include non-unique SOM expressions, such as foo[*]. All nodes referenced by the
expression are included in the list.
The references may overlap or duplicate node references. Multiply-referenced nodes are included in
multiple places in the list.
The extras property
An enclosure around one or more sets of custom properties. The content of this element may be used by
custom applications.
For more information see "The
The id property
A unique identifier that may be used to identify this element as a target.
The name property
An identifier that may be used to identify this element in script expressions.
The ref child
An element holding an XFA-SOM expression that identifies a node to be included in an XML digital
signature.
For more information see "The
The use property
Invokes another object in the same document as a prototype for this object. The content of this property is
either a SOM expression (which cannot start with '#') or a '#' character followed by an XML ID.