Text Data
- Technical Communications
- Elizabeth Tai (Unlicensed)
- Mariela Mihaylova
Overview
The Text Data macro allows editing of free text data.
Parameters
Name | Required | Migratable to Cloud? | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Field Name | Yes | No | The name of the text data field. The name must be unique. | |
Type | Optional | No |
| The type of field. Applies to plain text content only. Can be:
Only applicable for forms mode. |
Content Type | Optional | No |
| The type of content in the field. Can be:
To input a field within a Text Data with Content Type set to richtext or quote, click the field to initiate a rich text editor. This is only applicable to forms mode. |
Required | Optional | No | false | If |
Language | Optional | No | The programming language to use for formatting the content is Java or XML. This is only used when the Content Type is set to code. For example, Any language that is valid for the {code} macro can be used.
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Hide Full Text | Optional | No | false | Clip text and display a Show more button if the text is more than one line. v5.2.0 and later only  |
Minimum Length | Optional | No | If specified, the text must be at least this many characters long. | |
Maximum Length | Optional | No | If specified, the text must be at most this many characters long. | |
Pattern | Optional | No | Specify the text that the content in the Text Data macro must match. You can use regular expressions with this parameter.  Consult this Knowledge Base article on the use of regular expressions with Scaffolding. | |
Pattern Error Message | Optional | No | If the Pattern parameter is specified, this is displayed if the saved value does not match when the user clicks Save.  | |
Width | Optional | No | The width of the text field. Can be in one of the following formats:
Only applicable for forms mode. | |
Height | Optional | No | The height of the text field. Can be in one of the following formats:
Only applicable for forms mode. |
Editor View
Notes
Links to other pages inside a Text Data may break when the linked page is moved to another space. Clicking the broken link (pictured below) will prompt the user to create a new page.
