XFA Specification
New XFA Template Features
976
Tens rule
All ideographic numeric values may be expressed using the Arabic numeral system or the tens rule
numeral system. A
numeral system
is a method for using numerals to represent numbers.
Support for East Asian scripts in locale designators
The locale designator used in the picture clauses can now specify a script. A script is an entire set of
characters or ideographs, such as Korean Hangul or Latin.
FormCalc support for East Asian scripts in locale designators
FormCalc now supports East Asian scripts in locale designators used in picture clauses. Picture clauses are
used in the
A script is an entire set of characters or ideographs, such as Korean Hangul or Latin. This change is
consistent with corresponding changes in
“Localization and Picture Clauses”
“New XFA Template
Features”.
Note:
XFA template values for the locale attribute is limited to language and country code designators,
such as fr_FR (French specific for France) and zh (Chinese).
Scripting Object Model (SOM)
Value tests in SOM expressions, version 2.4
The SOM expression syntax is extended to allow selection of a subset of nodes by applying a Boolean
expression to each.
See “Selecting a Subset of Sibling Nodes” on page 95.
Referencing objects by their class names, version 2.1
Objects may now be referenced by their class names, as described in
“Reference by Class” on page 90.
Previously, an object could be referenced only by its name. This limitation presented a problem for
un-named objects.
Document variables used as named script objects, version 2.2
Scripts may now reference properties and methods declared in a named script object. Such a named script
object is declared in a variables element.
See “SOM Expressions That Reference Variables Properties” on
page 111.
FormCalc
New functions to access locale, version 2.1
FormCalc now provides several functions that support locale. In particular, it allows conversion of
canonical localizable data, such as currency, date, and time, from/to localized presentations of such data. It
also allows access to the prevailing locale for any form data, where prevailing data is obtained from the
template, from the host system, or from the default locale for XFA processing applications.
FormCalc support for East Asian scripts in locale designators
This feature is described above in
“FormCalc support for East Asian scripts in locale designators” on
page 976.