Input Field

The input field is a single or multiline text field and can be used for primitive data types.

Supported Data Types

  • string
  • short
  • int
  • float
  • double

Examples

The following example code creates a simple input field for the property Name.


tab.AddInput(p => p.Name);

You can also create a multiline text field and add a custom label, default value, comment and more like the following example.

Input field

Configuration:


tab.AddInput(p => p.Description)
    .Label("Description")
    .Default("Write something here")
    .MultipleLines("200px")
    .Comment("Write a brief description here.")
    .Tooltip("Here's more information about this form field.")
    .Validate(v => v.NotNull());

A more complex input field with suffix, prefix, max length and email address validation can be configured like the following code example.

Input field

Configuration:


tab.AddInput(p => p.EmailAddress)
    .Label("Your email address")
    .Default("default@example.com")
    .Prefix("Prefix")
    .Suffix("Suffix")
    .MaxLength(100)
    .Comment("Please enter your email address.")
    .Tooltip("Here's more information about this form field.")
    .Validate(v => v.NotNull().Email());