Text Field

A Text field accepts any string value to be entered when filling the form, even when this string includes special characters. The string is HTML-Encoded before it is submitted to the server.

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 Field 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.
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.
- Equal to: Use the drop-down to select another field that is already added. Both field contents must match for the data to be validated. This is useful for "confirmation" fields such as passwords, emails, etc.
Warnings Group:
- Custom message: Enter a custom message to display to the visitor if the entered data does not validate.