The Text Box Control allows an agent to enter a single line of text. This can be contrasted with the Textarea, where the agent may enter multiple lines of text.
It is commonly used for simple data-capture, such as names or addresses.
This Control is part of the Basic Control pack, and will always be available.
How To
Add a Text Box to the Page. The options and style can be configured in the Options tab and Styling tab of the Field Properties, and Validation and Formatting can be applied if desired.
Text Box Fields can be styled in a Stylesheet by referencing the control-text-box class.
The Text Box Control has one unique option available in its Options tab:
Option
Description
Type
This can be left as Text (default), or changed to Password. If set to Password, then the entered text will be displayed as password characters (commonly asterisks or dots) to the agent.
Notes
If more text is entered than visually fits inside the Text Box, then the text overflows the visible area and can be parsed through by moving the cursor.
