Fields

Typefi Fields

Typefi Fields are specialized containers for meta-information about Typefi Projects Fields, Section Fields, and Element Fields. All three types of Typefi Fields are set with the <fieldSet> element.

Project Fields are set with <fieldSet> directly under a content (<content>) element.

Section Fields are set with <fieldSet> directly under a Typefi Section (<section>). Section Fields can be either text-based or counters. If the latter, the value attribute for <fieldSet> is omitted.

Element Fields are text-based and are set with <fieldSet> directly under a Typefi Element (<context>).

<fieldSet> has three attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
id	string	The unique ID of the Typefi Field.
name	string	Required. The name of the Typefi Field.
value	string	The value of the Typefi Field.

Two Project Fields and a Section Field:

<content>
  <fieldSet name="Title" value="The Meaning of Life" />
  <fieldSet name="Author" value="Monty Python" />
  <section type="Sketch">
    <fieldSet name="ChapterTitle" value="The Miracle of Birth" />
    <p>What is the meaning of life?</p>
  </section>
</content>

Typefi Field Instances

A Typefi Field Instance (<fieldRef>) is a text variable in your content that represents the value of a Typefi Field. Field Instances do not roundtrip through InDesign.

The reference ID (@refId) attribute allows <fieldRef> to point to a <fieldSet> in a different section or element.

Cross-reference Typefi Fields: You can reference Typefi Fields (<fieldSet>) from any Typefi Section (<section>) or Typefi element (<context>) by pointing to the associated ID (or @refId) within a Typefi Field instance (<fieldRef>).

New in CXML 3.4

<fieldRef> now supports @status, @author, and @dateTime.

<fieldRef> has five attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
name	string	Required. The name of the Typefi Field you are referencing.
refId	string	The unique ID of the section or element that contains the referenced <fieldSet> .
status NEW	added changed deleted	Indicates the modification status of the Typefi Field.
author NEW	string	The author of the tracked change.
dateTime NEW	ISO 8601 datetime string	The date and time of the tracked change (2024-01-09T14:37:00Z).

A Field Instance:

<content>
  <fieldSet name="year" value="1983"/>
  <section>
    <context>
      <p>Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (<fieldRef name="year"/>)</p>
    </context>
  </section>
</content>


<!-- Resolves to: -->
 
<content>
<fieldSet name="year" value="1983"/>
<section>
  <context>
    <p>Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)</p>
  </context>
</section>
</content>

Cross-reference using @idand @refId:

  <section type="Page 2" id="001">
    <fieldSet name="year" value="1983"/>
  </section>


  <content>
    <section>
      <context>
        <p>Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (<fieldRef name="year" refId="001"/>)</p>
      </context>
    </section>
  </content>


<!--Resolves to-->
  <content>
   <section>
     <context>
       <p>Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)</p>
     </context>
    </section>
  </content>

Cross-reference with tracked changes:

<content>
  <section>
    <context>
      <p>Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (<fieldRef name="year" status="added" author="Eric Idle" dateTime="1983-06-09T09:00:00Z"/>)</p>
    </context>
  </section>
</content>