1.
INTERACTIVE FORM
BUILDER
A Presentation
On
by
RAJAT
SHARMA
(9910103485)

2.
OBJECTIVE
To create an application that would
automate the building of Web Forms
without any need to write the code or
script for it.

3.
MOTIVATION
• Lack of User friendly developing tools
(e.g. XForms, AjaxForms etc.) to
create Web Forms.
• High level of scripting required for both
controls and binding of controls.
• Time requirement is high and Code
reliability is not good.

4.
SOLUTION
• A user friendly GUI tool that would allow
creation of Forms using “drag-n-drop”
approach while still making use of a Web
Form W3C standard at the back of it.
• “INTERACTIVE FORM BUILDER” is one
such solution that bridges the gap
between the developer and the
developing tool.

5.
FEATURES
• Provides a visual way of designing forms based on
XForms technology.
• No knowledge of XForms script or XHTML
required. Only basic XML required.
• Drag-n-drop interface for positioning and
characterizing form controls exactly the way
developer wants.
• Inbuilt code generation using XML Model and form
design.
• Supports both online and offline forms.

6.
TECHNOLOGIES USED
• Java and Java Swing Library for GUI
Builder.
• DOM Parser and Xerces Library for
intermediate code generation and code
conversion.
• XForms as intermediate and final
structure.
• Netbeans IDE v6.9.1.

7.
SYSTEM STRUCTURE
USER GUI Form
Designer
.FORM File Generated
(XML Based property
File)
Converter
(Using
DOM)
XHTML Form

8.
(CONTD.)
• The Application is divided into 2 main parts – GUI Form
Designer and Convertor.
• The GUI takes in the XML structure of the form to be
built and then user can design the form using Drag-n-
Drop Interface.
• The control’s properties and binding can be set from the
Designer interface itself.
• The properties of controls and their alignment are
recorded in the intermediate property file (.FORM) which
is XML based.
• The Convertor takes in the intermediate property file
and generates the XHTML using DOM.

9.
LIMITATIONS AND DRAWBACKS
• limited to simple controls. Text , submit
button and other controls are not present.
• Controls can not be styled using custom
style sheets.
• The files generated can be saved only in
the application workspace.

10.
THANK YOU!