How to use

getType

method

in

org.jivesoftware.smackx.xdata.Form

/**
 * Returns a DataForm that serves to send this Form to the server. If the form is of type
 * submit, it may contain fields with no value. These fields will be removed since they only
 * exist to assist the user while editing/completing the form in a UI.
 *
 * @return the wrapped DataForm.
 */
public DataForm getDataFormToSend() {
  if (isSubmitType()) {
    // Create a new DataForm that contains only the answered fields
    DataForm dataFormToSend = new DataForm(getType());
    for (FormField field : getFields()) {
      if (!field.getValues().isEmpty()) {
        dataFormToSend.addField(field);
      }
    }
    return dataFormToSend;
  }
  return dataForm;
}