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‎Single Cardinality String Widgets

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__NOTOC__
== Additional String Widgets ==

{{PrF_UG_TOC_forms}}<div id='prf_ug'>

There are a number of additional widget types available for String widgets.

=== Single Cardinality String Widgets ===

The following widgets are available for a String field of Single cardinality.
These widgets can be chosen by selecting a <b>String</b> widget at the Forms Tab and then selecting the desired widget from the
[[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu|Widget Type Menu]]:

{| summary="additional widgets"
! Widget Name
! Description
! Sample
|-
| YellowStickyWidget
| Displays the string entry field as a yellow sticky note.
|
[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_yellowstickywidget_small.png|forms_yellowstickywidget_small]]
|-
| TextAreaWidget
| Displays the entry field as a text area - useful for extensive strings.
|
[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_textareawidget_instance.png|forms_textareawidget_instance]]
|-
| UniqueStringWidget
| Identical in appearance to the default TextStringWidget,
but verifies that the entered string is a unique value,
i.e.,
it is not the same value at any other instance.
|
[[Image:PrF_UG_inst_filled_entry_field_string.png|instances_filled_entry_field_string]]
|-
| URLWidget
|
Allows the user to enter and display a URL.
Entering a URL and pressing <b>Enter/Return</b> or clicking <b>Home</b>
<div>[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_home.gif|forms_home]]</div>
loads the URL into the field.
Clicking <b>View in Browser</b>
[[Image:PrF_UG_all_object.view.gif|all_object.view]]
opens the URL in the default browser.
|
[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_urlwidget_small.png|forms_urlwidget_small]]
|-
| ImageWidget
| Allows the user to enter the path to an image.
Pressing <b>Enter/Return</b> loads the image.
|
[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_imagewidget.png|forms_imagewidget]]
|}

=== Multiple Cardinality String Widgets ===

The following widget is available for a String field of Multiple cardinality.

{| summary="multiple cardinality widget"
! Widget Name
! Description
! Sample
|-
| ResourceListWidget
|
Allows the user to enter a list of URLs;
checks to see that the syntax of the entered string is a valid URL,
but does not verify that the URL is available.
See
[[PrF_UG_forms_using_resourcelist|Using a ResourceListWidget]]
for more information.
|
[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_resourcelist.png|forms_resourcelist]]
|}

</div>

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+<noinclude>{{PrF_UG_TOC_forms}}<div id='prf_ug'></noinclude>
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← Older revision		Revision as of 23:09, October 29, 2008
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	from the [[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu\|Widget Type menu]]:		from the [[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu\|Widget Type menu]]:

−	~~{\| summary~~=~~"additional widgets"~~	+	==== YellowStickyWidget ====
−	~~! Widget Name~~	+
−	~~! Description~~
−	~~! Sample~~
−	\|-
−	\|
−	YellowStickyWidget
−	\|
	Displays the string entry field as a yellow sticky note.		Displays the string entry field as a yellow sticky note.
−	\|	+
−	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_yellowstickywidget_small.png\|~~forms_yellowstickywidget_small~~]]	+	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_yellowstickywidget_small.png\|frame\|none\|
−	\|-	+	YellowStickyWidget]]
−	\|	+
−	TextAreaWidget	+	==== TextAreaWidget ====
−	\|	+
	Displays the entry field as a text area - useful for extensive strings.		Displays the entry field as a text area - useful for extensive strings.
−	\|	+
−	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_textareawidget_instance.png\|~~forms_textareawidget_instance~~]]	+	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_textareawidget_instance.png\|frame\|none\|
−	\|-	+	TextAreaWidget]]
−	\|	+
−	UniqueStringWidget	+	==== UniqueStringWidget ====
−	\|	+
	Identical in appearance to the default TextStringWidget,		Identical in appearance to the default TextStringWidget,
	but verifies that the entered string is a unique value,		but verifies that the entered string is a unique value,
	i.e., it is not the same value at any other instance.		i.e., it is not the same value at any other instance.
−	\|	+
−	[[Image:PrF_UG_inst_filled_entry_field_string.png\|~~instances_filled_entry_field_string~~]]	+	[[Image:PrF_UG_inst_filled_entry_field_string.png\|frame\|none\|
−	\|-	+	UniqueStringWidget]]
−	\|	+
−	URLWidget	+	==== URLWidget ====
−	\|	+
	Allows the user to enter and display a URL.		Allows the user to enter and display a URL.
	Entering a URL and pressing <b>Enter/Return</b>		Entering a URL and pressing <b>Enter/Return</b>
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	([[Image:PrF_UG_all_object.view.gif\|all_object.view]])		([[Image:PrF_UG_all_object.view.gif\|all_object.view]])
	opens the URL in the default browser.		opens the URL in the default browser.
−	\|	+
−	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_urlwidget_small.png\|~~forms_urlwidget_small~~]]	+	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_urlwidget_small.png\|frame\|none\|
−	\|-	+	URLWidget]]
−	\|	+
−	ImageWidget	+	==== ImageWidget ====
−	\|	+
	Allows the user to enter the path to an image.		Allows the user to enter the path to an image.
	Pressing <b>Enter/Return</b> loads the image.		Pressing <b>Enter/Return</b> loads the image.
−	\|	+
−	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_imagewidget.png\|~~forms_imagewidget~~]]	+	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_imagewidget.png\|frame\|none\|
−	\|}	+	ImageWidget]]

	=== Multiple Cardinality String Widgets ===		=== Multiple Cardinality String Widgets ===
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	The following widget is available for a String field of Multiple cardinality.		The following widget is available for a String field of Multiple cardinality.

−	~~{\| summary~~=~~"multiple cardinality widget"~~	+	==== ResourceListWidget ====
−	~~! Widget Name~~	+
−	~~! Description~~
−	~~! Sample~~
−	\|-
−	\|
−	ResourceListWidget
−	\|
	Allows the user to enter a list of URLs;		Allows the user to enter a list of URLs;
	checks to see that the syntax of the entered string is a valid URL,		checks to see that the syntax of the entered string is a valid URL,
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	See [[PrF_UG_forms_using_resourcelist\|Using a ResourceListWidget]]		See [[PrF_UG_forms_using_resourcelist\|Using a ResourceListWidget]]
	for more information.		for more information.
−	\|	+
−	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_resourcelist.png\|~~forms_resourcelist~~]]	+	[[Image:PrF_UG_forms_resourcelist.png\|frame\|none\|
−	\|}	+	ResourceListWidget]]
		+

	</div>		</div>

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 The following widgets are available for a String field of Single cardinality.
-These widgets can be chosen by selecting a <b>String</b> widget at the Forms Tab
+These widgets can be chosen by selecting a <b>String</b> widget at the Forms tab
 and then selecting the desired widget
-from the [[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu|Widget Type Menu]]:
+from the [[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu|Widget Type menu]]:
 {| summary="additional widgets"

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 Allows the user to enter and display a URL.
 Entering a URL and pressing <b>Enter/Return</b>
-or clicking <b>Home</b> [[Image:PrF_UG_forms_home.gif|forms_home]]
+or clicking <b>Home</b> ([[Image:PrF_UG_forms_home.gif|forms_home]])
 loads the URL into the field.
 Clicking <b>View in Browser</b>
-[[Image:PrF_UG_all_object.view.gif|all_object.view]]
+([[Image:PrF_UG_all_object.view.gif|all_object.view]])
 opens the URL in the default browser.
+|

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 ! Sample
 |-
 | YellowStickyWidget
-| Displays the string entry field as a yellow sticky note.
+YellowStickyWidget
+|
 [[Image:PrF_UG_forms_yellowstickywidget_small.png|forms_yellowstickywidget_small]]
 |-
 | TextAreaWidget
-| Displays the entry field as a text area - useful for extensive strings.
+TextAreaWidget
+|
 [[Image:PrF_UG_forms_textareawidget_instance.png|forms_textareawidget_instance]]
 |-
 | UniqueStringWidget
-| Identical in appearance to the default TextStringWidget,
+UniqueStringWidget
 but verifies that the entered string is a unique value,
-i.e.,
+i.e., it is not the same value at any other instance.
+|
 [[Image:PrF_UG_inst_filled_entry_field_string.png|instances_filled_entry_field_string]]
 |-
 | URLWidget
+|
 Allows the user to enter and display a URL.
@@ Line 48: / Line 54: @@
 [[Image:PrF_UG_forms_urlwidget_small.png|forms_urlwidget_small]]
 |-
 | ImageWidget
-| Allows the user to enter the path to an image.
+ImageWidget
 Pressing <b>Enter/Return</b> loads the image.
+|
@@ Line 64: / Line 72: @@
 ! Sample
 |-
 | ResourceListWidget
+|
 Allows the user to enter a list of URLs;