Xml - Country

Xml - Country

This type is bound to and will read the country xml file located in the XmlData directory to show a list of countries, it is also possible to create our own Xml bound type using the Answer Type Creator.

If we want to select a default element in the dropdown list we can do it by setting the "Default Text Value" property to a value that is available inside the bound dropdownlist.

Type Settings

Answer Text is the text that will be shown next to the dropdown list.

Image URL we can give an image URL (http://www.mydomain.com/myimage.gif) in order to show it instead of showing the answer text.
Type allows us to change the current type of the answer we want in our survey. Respondent answers already collected will not be deleted if we change the type.
Mandatory allows us to set if the dropdown list requires at least one selection. This check is done server-side.
Default Text Value allows us to set a default list item inside the dropdown list. It is also possible to set a default list item with a default value coming from an external source using following tags :

##yourquerystringvariablename## will set the default text with a query string variable's value.
@@yoursessionvariablename@@ will set the default text with a session variable's value.
&&yourcookievariablename&& will set the default text with a cookie variable's value.
%%servervariablename%% will set the default text with a server side variable's value.
Pipe Alias allows us to specify an alias that we can use in other questions to pipe the textbox field value. To learn about piping and pipe alias we suggest reading the Piping Introduction.
Reporting Alias is the text that can be shown instead of the answer text inside our reports.
Extended Report Filter we will be able to use directly the text answers of the respondent as a filter in the General Report Settings. To learn more about piping and extended report filters we suggest reading the Extended Filter Introduction.