Joomla XML Standard Field Type – Number

Standard field type Joomla XML – Number displays a plain text box that accepts only numeric data.

The field in the form looks like this:

The field code from the image looks like this:

<field
    name="mynumbervalue"
    type="number"
    default="0"
    label="Введите число"
    description="Описание поля"
    min="0"
    max="10"
    step="1"/>
Code language: YAML (yaml)

This field supports attributes:

• name – the system name of the field.
• type – the type of the field, in this case «number».
• label – the display name of the field.
• description – the displayed field description. In Joomla 3, it is displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a field name.
• class – applied CSS field classes.
• default – sets the default value of the field.
• hint – adds a placeholder to the field.
• filter – sets the option for filtering data in the field.
• disabled – makes the field unavailable. The options can be true and false.
• readonly – sets the field to read-only mode, the field value cannot be changed. The options can be true and false.
• required – sets the attribute of a required field. Possible choices are true and false.
• autocomplete – disables auto-fill for the field. To disable you need to specify a value for example autocomplete=”off”. To make autocomplete available, simply remove this attribute.
• autofocus – sets autofocus to field after page load.
• size – the width of the field, which is specified by the number of characters.
• min – sets the minimum possible value.
• max – sets the maximum possible value.
• step – step of switching the value by pressing the arrows.

For now, that’s all there is to it about the Joomla XML field type – Text. If we receive new information, it will be added to this article.

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