Field definition
A field is an HTML form element that allows you to perform a task such as enter text, upload an image or select a date.
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This field definition is part of the Magnolia 6 UI framework. The fully qualified class name is If you work with the Magnolia 5 UI framework, see Field definition for Magnolia 5 UI instead. |
Dialog fields example repository
You can download an example light module called field-examples from the dialogs-fields-examples repository.
The module contains working field definitions to use out of the box for all fields in this section. Follow the instructions below to preview them in your local Magnolia installation.
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Copy the
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Edit the new page and add a new component. This opens a dialog showing all the component types available.
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After selecting a component type and clicking
Next, the respective dialog fields are shown.You can change the values, save them, and then edit them again later.
Example definition
To add a field to your
form, you need to
define a field. Field definition must contain a class or $type property, which tells Magnolia what type of field to render.
Set the property value to a fully qualified class name (for class) or field
alias (for $type). Depending on the field type, a number of common simple field properties or complex field properties are supported.
firstName:
label: First name
$type: textField
required: true
lastName:
label: Last name
$type: textField
required: true
email:
label: Email
$type: textField
required: true
validators:
email:
$type: emailValidatorCommon simple field properties
You can use the following properties with any simple field (all except composite, multi, static and switchable fields).
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required Name of the field definition item. Derived from the configured node name. Use alphanumeric characters without spaces. |
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required (unless Type of the field definition item. The value must be a fully qualified
class name and a subtype of |
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You can use this as a shortcut for Example class annotation
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required, default is Data type of the field. Use the fully qualified class name. See PropertyType for possible values. A default type is typically hard-coded in each definition class. You only need to add this property if you want to override the default implementation.
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optional Converts values between the presentation (UI) and model (stored data). The property must extend
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optional, default is translated Message shown when there is an error in the conversion process. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. |
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optional Pre-filled default value displayed in the field. The value can be overwritten by the user. Use alphanumeric characters.
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optional Help text displayed when the user clicks the help icon. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. |
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optional Defines the factory class that initializes and builds the Vaadin form field. The default factory class depends on the particular field. The value must be a fully qualified class name and a subtype of
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optional Defines the binder class that applies configuration parameters from the field. |
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optional, default is Enables i18n
authoring support, which allows editors to write foreign-language or
regionally targeted content. A two-letter language identifier ( |
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optional Field label displayed to editors. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. If you do not provide the property, Magnolia will fall back to a generated i18n key. If you do not want to have any label, set the property to an empty
string such as |
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optional, default is Makes the field uneditable. |
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optional, default is Makes the field required. When
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optional, default is translated Error message shown when |
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optional Additional style information for an editor property definition item applied to the element when the form is rendered. The value can be a CSS class or a list of CSS classes separated by white spaces. The style name will be rendered as an HTML class name, which can be used in a CSS definition.
The class name is added to the field by calling the Vaadin method
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optional List of field validator definition items. Any value must be a subtype of
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Common complex field properties
You can use the following properties with any complex field (composite, multi, static and switchable fields).
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required Name of the field definition item. Derived from the configured node name. Use alphanumeric characters without spaces. |
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required (unless Type of the field definition item. The value must be a fully qualified
class name and a subtype of |
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You can use this as a shortcut for Example class annotation
See Field types for possible values. |
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required, default is
Node with a See Item providers for more information.
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optional Help text displayed when the user clicks the help icon. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. |
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optional, default is Enables i18n
authoring support, which allows editors to write foreign-language or
regionally targeted content. A two-letter language identifier ( |
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optional Field label displayed to editors. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. If you do not provide the property, Magnolia will fall back to a generated i18n key. If you do not want to have any label, set the property to an empty
string such as |
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optional Additional style information for an editor property definition item applied to the element when the form is rendered. The value can be a CSS class or a list of CSS classes separated by white spaces. The style name will be rendered as an HTML class name, which can be used in a CSS definition.
The class name is added to the field by calling the Vaadin method
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Field types
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