What are the XFA properties for a drop-down list?

Question

I am having trouble distinguishing between the "Text" and "Value" for a drop down list.
I have a data drop-down list that is being populated by a database at runtime. I am using the "addItem" event while looping though the recordset. The "addItem" event takes 2 parameters:
param1: A valid string representing the value to display in the field.
param2: (Optional) A valid string representing the new items bound value. If empty, the default value is an empty string.
What is the corresponding XFA properties for param1 and param2?
If I want to reference "param2" somewhere else in the form, is it dropDownList.rawValue? is it dropDownList.value?

Answer 1

reviewed the sample.zip form and xml file. The XML format is different from my file. Your file has one field named "item" with 3 records. <br /><data> <br />- <field> <br />  <item>1</item> <br />  <item>2</item> <br />  <item>3</item> <br />  </field> <br />  </data> <br /><br />My XML file has multiple fields and records. I need to populate the dropdown list with 1 field from XML file/DataConnection and bind the remainder of the DataConnection fields to the form fields. How can I achieve above with the sample example? <br />This is a portion of my xml file. <br /><?xml version = '1.0'?> <br /><ROWSET> <br />   <ROW num="1"> <br />      <ORG_OPER_NAME> U. S. OIL AND GAS, INC.</ORG_OPER_NAME> <br />      <ORGANIZATION_ID>6285</ORGANIZATION_ID> <br />      <OPERATION_TYPE_CODE>01</OPERATION_TYPE_CODE> <br />      <ORGOP_LINE_ID>1</ORGOP_LINE_ID> <br />      <ADDRESS1>P. O. BOX 9158</ADDRESS1> <br />      <CITY>HOUMA</CITY> <br />      <STATE>LA</STATE> <br />      <ZIP>703610000</ZIP> <br />      <CONTACT_NAME>ANTHONY P. AUTHEMENT</CONTACT_NAME> <br />      <PHONE_NUM>9858764651</PHONE_NUM> <br />   </ROW> <br />   <ROW num="2"> <br />      <ORG_OPER_NAME>103 TRUCK STOP, INC. </ORG_OPER_NAME> <br />      <ORGANIZATION_ID>101152</ORGANIZATION_ID> <br />      <OPERATION_TYPE_CODE>13</OPERATION_TYPE_CODE> <br />      <ORGOP_LINE_ID>1</ORGOP_LINE_ID> <br />      <ADDRESS1>4007 WHITE'S FERRY RD. </ADDRESS1> <br />      <CITY>WEST MONROE</CITY> <br />      <STATE>LA</STATE> <br />      <ZIP>712910000</ZIP> <br />      <CONTACT_NAME>103 TRUCK STOP, INC. </CONTACT_NAME> <br />      <PHONE_NUM>3183966200</PHONE_NUM> <br />   </ROW> <br />   <ROW num="3"> <br />      <ORG_OPER_NAME>3 S COMPANY</ORG_OPER_NAME> <br />      <ORGANIZATION_ID>5699</ORGANIZATION_ID> <br />      <OPERATION_TYPE_CODE>01</OPERATION_TYPE_CODE> <br />      <ORGOP_LINE_ID>1</ORGOP_LINE_ID> <br />      <ADDRESS1>RR #2, BOX 99</ADDRESS1> <br />      <CITY>EUREKA SPRINGS</CITY> <br />      <STATE>AR</STATE> <br />      <ZIP>726320000</ZIP> <br />      <CONTACT_NAME>NO CONTACT GIVEN</CONTACT_NAME> <br />   </ROW> <br />   <ROW num="4"> <br />      <ORG_OPER_NAME>3-T EXPLORATION, INC.</ORG_OPER_NAME> <br />      <ORGANIZATION_ID>6847</ORGANIZATION_ID> <br />      <OPERATION_TYPE_CODE>01</OPERATION_TYPE_CODE> <br />      <ORGOP_LINE_ID>1</ORGOP_LINE_ID> <br />      <ADDRESS1>BANKONE TOWER</ADDRESS1> <br />      <CITY>WICHITA FALLS</CITY> <br />      <STATE>TX</STATE> <br />      <ZIP>763082825</ZIP> <br />      <CONTACT_NAME>NO CONTACT GIVEN</CONTACT_NAME> <br />   </ROW> <br />   <ROW num="5"> <br />      <ORG_OPER_NAME>3-T OIL CO. INC.</ORG_OPER_NAME> <br />      <ORGANIZATION_ID>6395</ORGANIZATION_ID> <br />      <OPERATION_TYPE_CODE>01</OPERATION_TYPE_CODE> <br />      <ORGOP_LINE_ID>1</ORGOP_LINE_ID> <br />      <ADDRESS1>RT. 1, BOX 81</ADDRESS1> <br />      <CITY>WEIRGATE</CITY> <br />      <STATE>TX</STATE> <br />      <ZIP>759770000</ZIP> <br />      <CONTACT_NAME>NO CONTACT GIVEN</CONTACT_NAME> <br />   </ROW> <br /></ROWSET>