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'.