DEPRECATED
This static field definition has been deprecated since Magnolia 6.0. It is part of the Magnolia 5 UI framework.
For the updated implementation, see Static field for Magnolia 6 UI instead.
StaticFieldDefinition renders non-editable text that appears next to the label. Use the field to display help text.
class: info.magnolia.ui.form.field.definition.StaticFieldDefinition
fieldType: static
Static field properties
Simple static field definition:
form: tabs: - name: tabText label: Text fields: - name: information fieldType: static label: Important! value: Meta information is used on search engine result pages (SERPs)...
Field-specific property:
value | required Text displayed next to the label. |
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| required Defines the field type via either a field alias name or a fully-qualified field definition class name. See Field definition: Field types. To check the correct form of the name, use the Definitions app. |
defaultValue | optional Pre-filled default value displayed in the field. The value can be overwritten by the user. Use alphanumeric characters. Applied only when creating a new item, not for already existing items. |
description | optional Help text displayed when the user clicks the help icon. The value can be literal or retrieved from the message bundle with a key. Use alphanumeric characters in literal values. Not applicable to the static field. |
i18n | optional, default is Enables i18n authoring support which allows editors to write foreign-language or regionally targeted content. A two-letter language identifier (en, de, fr etc.) is displayed on controls where |
i18nBasename | optional, default is the message bundle defined in the dialog definition Message bundle such as |
label | optional Field label displayed to editors. The value can be literal such as If you do not provide the property, Magnolia will fall back to a generated i18n key and display the key in the UI. If you do not want a label at all, define the property and set its value to a blank space such as |
name | optional, default is the name of the field's parent node Name of the node where the value is saved. The name |
placeholder | optional Placeholder text to be displayed when the field is empty. The value is i18n-able. |
readOnly | optional, default is Makes the field uneditable. Adding this property has the same effect as creating a static field. |
required | optional, default is Makes the field required (mandatory). An asterisk is displayed next to the field label. See also Checking for null values. |
requiredErrorMessage | optional, default is Error message displayed when required is true and the user saves an empty field. The value can be literal or retrieved from the message bundle with a key such as |
styleName | optional Adds one or more style names to this component. Multiple styles can be specified as a space-separated list of style names such as |
transformerClass | optional Property transformer classes define how field values are stored in the repository. Each field has a default transformer class. You don't need to define a class unless you want to override the default. The value is a fully-qualified class name. Complex field definitions may define a different default transformer in their constructor. See Transforming field values for more. |
type | optional, most fields set a default value automatically JCR property type of the stored value such as |