The Element Text Area

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Function Input field for character strings (text) of all kinds including line breaks. Input is always saved as character string, even if numbers are listed.
Default

Field is empty by default. A value added to the field is displayed as default. To insert a text as default click to activate the form field's edit mode. After successful editing finish by clicking .

Example

A Text Area field is used to insert Notes:

Configuration Options

The form element may be edited via the Edit Sidebar.

Name

Field name shown in the form.

ID ( PAS 19.2 )

The read-only field contains the model ID of the element. Designers can use the ID for example in the search to link the element in other models.

Description

When a user hovers over a form element during execution, the content of the commentary field is shown as a quick info:


Hashtags

Possibility to insert your own key terms . The leading hashtag sign # (hash) will be inserted automatically.

Use the space bar to separate multiple hashtags:

 

One hashtag may be issued for multiple elements:

Additional CSS Classes

Enables a field-acurate layout customization.

Current Value

This field can be used to insert default settings for the form element. The field Current Value contains a default value, which appears during form completion. If not overwritten by the user, this value will be transfered to the container while saving.

Mandatory

The marked element must be filled or used.

Read Only

This field is write-protected.

Focus on Element

This field is ready for input and will be visually enhanced during form completion.

Show Label Inline

The field identifier is shown within the field and can be overwritten.

Field Name in Container

Defines the name under which the form element will be saved in the data container. If the Field Name in Container remains empty, then the field identifier (name) will be used. If two form elements share the same Field Name in Container, then both will access the same value.

The Field Name in Container is a technical identifier. It is often used for extended coding. Therefore the Field Name in Container should not contain any spaces, special characters or umlaut. For further information please visit page The Container Principle.


If the option  Show Label Inline is used simultaneously, then the field identifier remains visible in the Text Area until the user adds his entry or until a value different from the blank string is inserted from container.

Save Value in Instance

If this checkbox is marked, the value entered in this field will be saved to the database during form execution.


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