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Parameter Element (WorkflowActions)

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Used to describe the input and output parameters for a custom Actions or Conditions method call.

<Conditions>
  <Condition>
        <Parameters>
      <Parameter />
        </Parameter>
  </Condition>
</Conditions>
<Actions>
  <Action>
    <Parameters>
      <Parameter />
    </Parameters
  </Action>
</Actions>

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Type

Required String. Partially qualified .NET data type. Values are not case sensitive.

Example:

System.Object, mscorlib

Direction

Optional text. Specifies an input or output parameter. Valid values are In and Out. Values are not case sensitive.

Name

Required text. Used to associate the FieldBind element with the parameter. Values are not case sensitive.

InitialValue

Optional text. Used to specify the default initial value that is passed to the parameter. Values are not case sensitive.

Child Elements

None

Parent Elements

Parameters

Example

The following example demonstrates how to construct a Parameter element so that the workflow engine can interact with the assembly code.

<WorkflowInfo>
   <Conditions>
      <Default>…</Default>
      <Condition>…
        <Parameters>
          <Parameter />
        </Parameters>
      </Condition>
   </Conditions>
   <Actions Sequential="then" Parallel="and">
      <Action Name="Update my custom SharePoint list"
              ClassName="CustomActivities.OrderListFunctions"
              Assembly="CustomActivities"
              Category="My Custom Actions"
              CreatesTask="true"
              CreatesInList="UpdateList"
              AppliesTo="all"
              ListModeration="false"
              UsesCurrentItem="true">
         <RuleDesigner Sentence="Update %1">
            <FieldBind Field="UpdateList"
                       Function="UpdateOrderList"
                       DesignerType="ChooseListItem"
                       ID="1"
                       Text="My Custom List">
            </FieldBind>
         </RuleDesigner>
      <Parameters>
         <Parameter Type="System.String, mscorlib"
                    Direction="In"
                    Name="UpdateList" />
      </Parameters>
      </Action>
   </Actions>
</WorkflowInfo>

See Also

Tasks

.ACTIONS File Example

Concepts

Creating Declarative, No-Code Workflow Editors

Default Workflow Actions

Default Workflow Conditions