Text line (String) field

You will require this information when you would like to add a new text line (string) field to a form.

1. Once you have added a new field to the form by following the steps here, you will need to configure the field. To configure the field click the ‘Settings’ button to the right of the field, a pop-up will be displayed.

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2. The pop-up has two tabs on it:

   1. Content:

      1. Title - the title of the field

      2. Description - a description of the field, if required. This is shown to the user as help text for the field.

      3. Required - this defines if the user must populate this field in order to be able to submit the form.

      4. Minimum length - this determines the minimum number of characters that a user must enter in order for the input to be valid, and the form able to be submitted.

      5. Maximum length - this determines the maximum number of characters that a user must enter in order for the input to be valid, and the form able to be submitted.

      6. Validators - a field that provides a variety of validators for you to use to ensure that you get the right type of input into the field you are configuring.

      7. Field Widget - a drop-down with display options for the field

         1. Text line - a single line for text to be entered into.

         2. Text area - a larger box displayed to the user to put text into.

   2. Overrides (this functionality is for advanced users only, information on how to use these fields is built into the system help text. Any changes made on this tab can cause the form to behave unexpectedly):

      1. Default Expression

      2. Enabling Expression

      3. Custom Validator

      4. Server-Side Variable

3. Don’t forget to save any changes you have made to the field.