Standard field type Joomla XML – Text displays a plain text field in which text data are filled. Joomla XML field type – Tel works in Joomla versions 2.5 and above.
This field supports attributes:
- name - system name of the field (field identifier).
- type - field type, in this case «text».
- label - the displayed field name.
- class - CSS field classes applied.
- description - displayed field description. In Joomla 3 it is displayed as a tooltip when hovering over the field name.
- default - sets the default value of the field.
- required - sets the mandatory field attribute. A form without this field will not be able to be submitted. Possible options are true and false.
- readonly - sets the field to read-only mode, the field value cannot be changed. The options are true and false.
- maxlength - sets the maximum number of characters that can be entered.
- size - width of the text field in characters. If the field width is not specified, it takes the value from the user's browser. This attribute does not limit the number of input characters.
- disabled - makes the field unavailable for modification. The value in the field is not saved. The options are true and false.
- hint - adds a placeholder (hint) to the field.
- autocomplete - disables auto-completion of the field. To disable it you need to specify a value for example autocomplete="off". To make autocomplete available, simply remove this attribute.
- autofocus - sets autofocus on the field after the page is loaded.
- onchange - attribute that will add JavaScript code to the field that is executed when the data in the field changes.
- spellcheck - instructs the browser whether to check the grammar in the field. The options are true and false.
- filter — sets the option of filtering the data in the field.
- message - the text of the error message to replace the standard error text with.
- inputtype - Sets the HTML5 data input type.
- pattern - regular expression pattern used in data validation.
Example of a field in the CMS Joomla 3:
Example of a field in CMS Joomla 4 and Joomla 5:
The XML code of the field from the example looks like this:
<field
name="text1"
type="text"
label="Text"
description="Enter the text you want"/>
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