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Version: 8.1

Textfield

A text field allowing the user to read and edit textual data.

Form Text Field Symbol

Configurable properties​

  • Field label: Label displayed on top of the text field.
  • Field description: Description provided below the text field.
  • Key: Binds the field to a form variable, see data binding docs.
  • Default value: Provides a default value for the text field in case no input data exists for the given key.
  • Disabled: Disables the text field, for use during development.
  • Validation: Given that one of the following properties is set, the form will only submit when the respective condition is fulfilled. Otherwise, a validation error will be displayed.
    • Required: Text field must contain a value.
    • Minimum length: Text field must have at least n characters.
    • Maximum length: Text field must not have more than n characters.
    • Regular expression pattern: Text field value must match the provided RegEx pattern.

Datatypes​

Text Fields can be bound to boolean, string, and number data, but will cohere the data into a string, which will lead the data to be written back to the process as a string when the form is submitted.