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4.2.01 text / read_text

Standard input field for text. In most cases there is also a label in front of the input field. It is also possible to add a tooltip which shall appear when you hover above the input box.

The definition is send to BOA in the labels section of the form. Each element is a json object in the labels array.

Text element

Label definition

{
“display”: “Name / Company:”,
“tooltip”: “Name of the customer.”,
“fieldname”: “naam”,
“length”: 40,
“inputtype”: “text”,
“block”: 1,
“newline”: true,
“labelwidth”: 2,
“fieldwidth”: 4
},
{
“display”: “Contact:”,
“tooltip”: “Name of contact person.”,
“fieldname”: “naam2”,
“length”: 40,
“inputtype”: “text”,
“block”: 1,
“newline”: false,
“labelwidth”: 2,
“fieldwidth”: 4
},

  • display: label to display in front of the input box.
  • tooltip: help text to display when you hover above the input box.
  • fieldname: defines the name of the data field.
  • lenght: maximum length of the field. BOA will check this and gives a message when the lenght is exceeded.
  • inputtype: text
  • block: the block number in which this should be displayed.
  • newline: if true it starts on a new line in the form, otherwise it stays on the same line.
  • labelwidth: width in columns of the label test.
  • fieldwidth: width in columns to be used for the input box.
Text elements as defined above.

There is also the read_text option as inputtype. In that case the text is shown, but can’t be edited.

read_text sample, edit is not possible.

Validations

You can use client side validation or server side validation. See the chapter 4.3 about this.

  • “pattern”:”xxxxx” for client side validation. xxxx is the regular expression to use.
  • “validation”:”endpoint?xxx=${fieldname}&yyy=${fieldname2}… is used for server side validation. In the response there can be a data object to updates fields in the form.
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