Input

Input field that allows the user to input a text. Can be used with a submit button.

Requires an ID.

For a tutorial on using this object, see Working with Forms

Parameters

• id: the object's ID, used by UISets
• position: the object's position. Use the pixels or rows and columns coordinates format
• css: optional. Defines the CSS style for the input field
• type: optional. Defines the input type:
  • input - default behaviour
  • multiline - for input fields with more than a line. Use the height attribute on the css parameter to set the size
  • password - hides typed characters

Syntax

(input!id <position>; [<css>]; [<type>])

E.g.

(input!myinput r1c1; color:blue; password)

UI Attributes

Common attributes

Name	Value	Description
pos	x<x>y<y>	Position specified as x/y coordinates. E.g. x-5y10
	r<r>c<c>	Position specified as row/column. E.g. r1c2
visible	true	Default. Show the object
	false	Hide the object
blink	true | slow	Blink the object at a slow speed
	fast	Blink the object at a fast speed
	false	Stop the blinking
opacity	0.0 ... 1.0	Object opacity from 0 (not visible) to 1 (fully visible)

Field attributes

Name	Value	Description
enabled	true	Field is enabled
	false	Field is disabled
autosend	true	Automatically sends the value on changes. It's the default behaviour when there are no submit objects on the page or in a parent container (if the field is inside a container).
	false	Won't send the value on changes. It's the default behaviour when there's a submit object on the page or in a parent container.
focus	true	Focus the field. Only a single object should have this attribute at "true".
	false	Reset focus
rollback	true	Restores the previously saved value.
rollbackenabled	true	Automatically restores the previous value on an error (if the value isn't valid or the remote request resolved in an error).
	false	Won't restore the value on errors.
error	true	Manually shows an error feedback on the field (won't modify the current field value).
	false	Hides the error visualization.