Text Area

Default Value in Text Fields

It is possible to attribute a default value to a Text or Textarea form element by dragging a field from the Data Model pane directly on to the field once it has been created. This also works when dragging a Detail Table field into a form element contained within a Dynamic Table on the page.

Text Area properties:

General Group:
- Label: Enter the text that is displayed adjacent to the field, indicating to the expected information from the web page visitor.
- Submit Name: Enter a name for the field, which will identify it to the receiving server-side script.
- Placeholder: Enter text to display inside the field. This text disappears when the visitor clicks inside the field to type their own data.
- Number of rows: Enter a numerical value for the number of rows of text to display on the form. Note that this does not limit the number of text rows that can be entered in the text area - scroll bars will appear if a visitor enters more than the set number of rows. Use the Maximum Length to limit the number of characters entered.
Validation Group:
- Required: Check if the field is required to submit the form. If a field is required but contains no data, the JavaScript Validation shows a message to the user.
- Minimum Length: Enter a numerical value for the minimum character length required for this field.
- Maximum Length: Enter a numerical value for the minimum character length accepted for this field.
Warnings Group:
- Custom message: Enter a custom message to display to the visitor if the entered data does not validate.