TextBox

Capture a text input from a user and pass it through to a script using the click event on a button or link.

You can use a textbox as a single-line input field or as a multi-line field. Use a script to capture the values from this field.

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Properties

1. Text

   This text will be shown in the TextBox when the field loads.

2. Hint

   Some placeholder text that will show when the TextBox is empty.

3. Is Password

   If you check this checkbox the contents of the TextBox will be masked and not visible to the user, but the value can still be captured in a script.

4. Read-Only

   Set to True if you want the control to display as read-only (value can’t be changed) on the page.

5. Validations

   Validations you can apply to the TextBox.

6. Visible

   Set to False if you don’t want this control to render on the page and be visible to the user.

7. Visible Lines

   Set the height of the TextBox in lines. Password will always be 1, no matter what is set here.

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Assigning data to a TextBox

Example:

To display a TextBox containing a specific value retrieved by a SQL query:

1. Use an appropriate Event, e.g. Load (page) or Click (button) to which a SetValue action can be added.
2. Add a SetValue action to assign the field value from the query to the TextBox’s Text property.

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Retrieving data from a TextBox

Properties that can contain data:

• Text

Use an action to capture the values from the control. Go here for more details on how to collect data from controls.