The alert box field lets you display a message on your form. The message can be shown or hidden in the same way as any other field. The text can be updated dynamically by changing the field's value.
The styling for each of the alert "types" and "styles" is provided by your site's CSS, which will give you a consistent look and feel across all of your forms.
Properties
| Label | Description | Type Name |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Titles are displayed in an | TITLE |
| Text | The alert text to be displayed. By default, plain text is assumed. If you want to include HTML markup set the Allow HTML setting below to true. The value of another field can be used by adding the field's name between # characters. The referenced field should have a value at the time the alert box field is rendered. You can update the text dynamically by updating the field's value | TEXT |
| Type | Either Info, Success, Warning or Error. These values correspond to the CSS classes | ALERTTYPE |
| Alert Style | Either Standard or Contrast. Contrast adds | ALERTSTYLE |
| Show Close Button | If true a close button will appear in the alert box. Closing an alert dismisses it | SHOWCLOSEBUTTON |
| Allow HTML | Whether HTML markup should be allowed. By default the alert text is treated as plain text | ALLOWHTML |
| Show | Determines when the alert should be output. The following options are available: Always - the field will always be output Form - the field will only be output when the page HTML is being rendered on the site (in "standard" mode) Summary (Email) - the field will only be output when the page HTML is rendered in read-only mode, without controls, for example in emails | SHOW |
| Default Function | A JavaScript function you can use to calculate the starting field value. This function is executed server-side when the field HTML is generated. See Common Field Properties for an example | DEFFUNC |
| Handlers | A JavaScript function that is executed browser-side whenever the page loads or the field value changes. See Common Field Properties for an example | HANDLERS |
| Additional Styling Modifier | An optional CSS modifier for the field. See Common Field Properties for an example | ADDITIONALSTYLINGMODIFIER |
| Documentation | Add documentation to your field to help explain any complex functionality to future users. You might include information on what the field does and how it relates to other fields on the form. Notes added here are only ever visible in the Forms Designer, they can be searched for, viewed and downloaded from the action panel. See Common Field Properties for an example | DOCUMENTATION |
Examples
This form shows the four types in each style. The title properties have been used to provide headings.
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