Joomla text Form Field Type

The text form field type provides a text box for data entry. 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 field definition:

<field name="mytextvalue" 
       type="text" 
       default="Some text" 
       label="Enter some text" 
       description="" 
       size="10" />

Use the integer filter to ensure that letters types get stripped when the form is processed.

<field name="myintvalue" 
       type="text" 
       default="" 
       label="Enter some text" 
       description="Enter some description" 
       filter="integer" />

Use the raw filter to ensure that html code is preserved when the form is processed.

<field name="myhtmlvalue" 
       type="text" 
       default="" 
       label="Enter some text" 
       description="Enter some description" 
       filter="raw" />

Mandatory Parameters

• type must be text.

• name is the unique name of the field.

• label (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.

Optional Parameters

• size is the width of the text box in characters.

• maxlength limits the number of characters that may be entered.

• default (not 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 - CSS class name for the HTML form field.

• readonly - The field cannot be changed and will automatically inherit the default value

• disabled - The field cannot be changed and will automatically inherit the default value - it will also not submit

• required - The field must be filled before submitting the form.

• filter - Allow the system to save certain html tags or raw data.

• message - The error message that will be displayed instead of the default message.

• hint - The text displayed in the html placeholder element, usually a lighter coloured hint displayed inside an blank field.