Joomla integer Form Field Type
The integer form field type provides a select box with a range of integer values. If the field has a value saved, this value is displayed when the page is first loaded. If not, the default value (if any) is selected.
Example XML Definition
<field name="myintegervalue"
type="integer"
default="Some integer"
label="Choose an integer"
description=""
first="1"
last="10"
step="1" />
Parameters
Mandatory Parameters
- type must be integer.
- name is the unique name of the field.
- label (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.
- first: this value is the lowest on the list.
- last: this value is the highest on the list.
- step: each option will be the previous option incremented by this integer, starting with the first value until the last value is reached.
Optional Parameters
- default (translatable) is the default value.
- description (translatable) is text that will be shown as a tooltip when the user moves the mouse over the drop-down box.
- class is a CSS class name for the HTML form field. If omitted this will default to 'text_area'.