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The following widgets are available for a String field of Single cardinality. | 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 | + | These widgets can be chosen by selecting a <b>String</b> widget at the Forms tab |
and then selecting the desired widget | and then selecting the desired widget | ||
| − | from the [[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu|Widget Type | + | from the [[PrF_UG_forms_widget_type_menu|Widget Type menu]]: |
{| summary="additional widgets" | {| summary="additional widgets" | ||
Revision as of 16:50, October 26, 2008
Additional String Widgets
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 String widget at the Forms tab and then selecting the desired widget from the Widget Type menu:
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YellowStickyWidget |
Displays the string entry field as a yellow sticky note. |
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TextAreaWidget |
Displays the entry field as a text area - useful for extensive strings. |
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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. |
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URLWidget |
Allows the user to enter and display a URL. Entering a URL and pressing Enter/Return or clicking Home (Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination )
loads the URL into the field. Clicking View in Browser (Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination )
opens the URL in the default browser. |
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ImageWidget |
Allows the user to enter the path to an image. Pressing Enter/Return loads the image. |
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Multiple Cardinality String Widgets
The following widget is available for a String field of Multiple cardinality.
| Widget Name | Description | Sample |
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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 Using a ResourceListWidget for more information. |
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