Developer Template Documentation v4.13

fm:Form_TextInput

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This component represents a <input type="text" /> field. Use this component instead of the standard html one to leverage the layout and validation features of the fm:Form component.

Example

<fm:Form_TextInput name="firstname" value="Xzibit" />

Supported attributes

Name	Required	Default	Description
autocomplete	Optional	N/A	This sets the non-standard autocomplete attribute for this textfield. This is supported in a few popular browsers
class	Optional		The css classname that will be assigned to the actual html form field. Note that a few default classes might be added
disabled	Optional	N/A	This will set the html disabled attribute
id	Optional	randomized	The id of the form element. Note that this id will also be used for the 'for' attribute in the <label> component
label	Optional	N/A	This attribute will be used to generate labels for this component, if it's used within an fm:Form component
language	Optional	N/A	This specifies which language to use for the display of the form_country dropdown. Choices are: en - English es - Spanish fr - French nl - Dutch
maxlength	Optional	N/A	The maximum length for this input field
name	Required	N/A	The name of the form field. This is how the value will be submitted back to the server
onblur	Optional	N/A	Sets the onblur attribute on the element
onchange	Optional	N/A	Sets the onchange attribute on the element
onfocus	Optional	N/A	Sets the onfocus attribute on the element
onkeydown	Optional	N/A	Sets the onkeydown attribute on the element
readonly	Optional	N/A	This sets the html readonly attribute and controls if the user can change the value
required	Optional	0	Set required to '1' if you'd like the form validator to check if this form element has a value before submitting
size	Optional	N/A	Sets the size attribute on the field. It is recommended to use css instead
style	Optional		The style attribute for the actual form component
title	Optional	N/A	Sets the title attribute on the input element
value	Optional		The current value of the form element

Most of the attributes you see here are just passed through to the actual input field.

See also

• fm:Form

More examples

<fm:Form> <fm:Form_TextInput name="firstname" value="Snoop" label="First name"/> <fm:Form_TextInput name="lastname" value="Dogg" label="Last name"/> </fm:Form>

This will display:

First name
Last name