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4. The following options are only available for specific elements:
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For a Text Area you can specify a number of rows.
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For a Radio Button, the submit name indicates to which Radio Button Group the
Radio Button belongs.
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For a Button, Checkbox, Hidden Field, and Radio Button you can set the value.
The value is associated with the input and will be sent on submitting the Form.
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For other Form elements, you can set the default value to be the value of a
field in the record set; see "Specifying a default value" on the facing page.
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For a Checkbox or Radio Button you can check checked or selected respectively
for the element to initially be checked/selected when the web page is shown.
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For a Button, you can set the button type:
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Submit: The button will validate the form data and if validation is successful,
send the data to the provided URL (the action specified for the Form; see
"Changing a Form's properties" on page468).
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Reset: The button will reset the form to its original configuration, erasing any
information entered and options provided. Note: This cannot be undone!
5. Depending on the validation method of the form (see "Changing a Form's validation
method" on page469) and the type of element there are a number of options to set under
Validation. With Browser validation you can only make a field required and set a
maximum length.
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Required: Check if the field is required to submit the form. If a field is required but
contains no data, a message will be shown to the user.
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Minimum and maximum length: Enter a numerical value for the minimum and
maximum character length required for this field.
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Equal to: Use the drop-down to select another field that is already added to the
same Form. The contents of both fields must match for the data to be validated. This
is useful for confirmation fields such as for passwords, email addresses etc.
6.
Under Warnings, type the message that will be displayed to the user if the input is not
valid.
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