Joomla text Form Field Type

The text form field type provides a text box for data entry. If the field has a value saved, this value is displayed when the page is first loaded. If not, the default value (if any) is selected.

XML Field Definition

<field
 name="mytext" 
 type="text" 
 default="Some text" 
 label="Enter Text" />

Use the integer filter to ensure that letters get stripped when the form is processed.

<field 
 name="myintvalue" 
 type="text" 
 default="" 
 label="Enter some text" 
 description="Enter some description" 
 filter="integer" />

Use the raw filter to ensure that html code is preserved when the form is processed.

<field 
 name="myhtmlvalue" 
 type="text" 
 default="" 
 label="Enter some text" 
 description="Enter some description" 
 filter="raw" />

Additional Parameters

1. maxlength: The allowable maxlength of the field. It limits the number of characters that may be entered.

2. charcounter: If set to true, a characater counter is displayed at the form field. You must also use maxlength attribute along with this.

3. inputmode: (text, decimal, numeric, tel, search, url) The mode of input associated with the field.

4. addonBefore: Text that is displayed before the input field group. For example, you can add currency symbol.

5. addonAfter: Text that is displayed after the input field group. For example, you can add units like px.

Examples

1. Title Field (com_content)

<field
 name="title"
 type="text"
 label="JGLOBAL_TITLE"
 required="true"
 maxlength="255" />

2, Alias Field (com_content)

<field
 name="alias"
 type="text"
 label="JFIELD_ALIAS_LABEL"
 description="JFIELD_ALIAS_DESC"
 hint="JFIELD_ALIAS_PLACEHOLDER" />

3. Ordering Field (com_content)

<field
 name="ordering"
 type="text"
 label="JFIELD_ORDERING_LABEL"
 default="0" />

4. Site Name Field (Global Configuration)

<field
 name="sitename"
 type="text"
 label="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_SITE_NAME_LABEL"
 required="true"
 filter="string" />