Re: Should instance element be optional?

> According to the schema for XForms it is not necessary to have an instance
element in the
> model. How can the form then be bootstrapped? The instance data would be
empty after
> initialisation and the only action I have found that can create new
elements is insert. That
> action, however, needs elements in the instance element to copy to the
instance data.

In such a case, the instance data is created on xforms:formControlInitialize
(chapter 11.2.5).

Regards,
Jérôme