Text Data
Description
Allows editing of free text data. Try it out here!
Parameters
Name | Required | Available In | Migratable to Cloud? | Default Value | Description |
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Field Name | Yes | Server, Data Center | No | The name of the text data field. Must be unique. | |
Type | Optional | Server, Data Center | No |
| The type of field. Applies to plain text content only. May be one of the following:
Note: Only applicable for forms mode. |
Content Type | Optional | Server, Data Center | No |
| The type of content in the field. May be one of the following:
Note: To input field within text-data of richtext or quote type, click on the field to initiate a richtext editor. Only applicable for forms mode. |
Required | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | false | If true the field cannot be empty. |
Language | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | The programming language to use for formatting the content Java or XML. This is only used when the Content Type is set to code. e.g.: "content=code:JavaScript" Whatever languages are valid for the {code} macro can be used. | |
Hide Full Text | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | false | Clip text and display a "Show more" button if the text is more than one line. (Version 5.2.0 and above only.) |
Minimum Length | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | If specified, the text must be at least this many characters long. | |
Maximum Length | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | If specified, the text must be at most this many characters long. | |
Pattern | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | Specify the text that the content in the Text Data macro must match. You may use regular expressions with this parameter. Consult this Knowledge Base article on the use of regular expressions with Scaffolding. | |
Pattern Error Message | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | If the Pattern parameter is specified, this is displayed if the saved value does not match when the user clicks Save. | |
Width | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | The width of the text field. e.g. "250px" or "100%". Only applicable for forms mode. | |
Height | Optional | Server, Data Center | No | The height of the text field. e.g. "250px" or "100%". Only applicable for forms mode. |
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