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SelectFieldDefinition renders a dropdown list.

Class: info.magnolia.ui.form.field.definition.SelectFieldDefinition

Select field properties

Simple select field definition. 

form:
  tabs:
    - name: tabLink
      label: Link
      fields:
        - name: listStyle
          fieldType: select
          label: List style
          options:
            - name: bullet
              value: bullet
              selected: true
              label: Bullet
            - name: ordered
              value: ordered
              label: Ordered
            - name: inline
              value: inline
              label: Inline
Node nameValue

 
form


 
tabs


 
tabLink


 
fields


 
listStyle


 
options   


 
bullet


 
label

Bullet

 
selected

true

 
value

bullet

 
ordered


 
label

Ordered

 
value

ordered

 
inline


 
label

Inline

 
value

inline

 
fieldType

select

 
label

Link

See Referencing fields for further information.

You can use all common field properties and the following.

Select, Option group and Twin-column fields follow this general configuration pattern, but also have additional properties.

Properties:

<field‑name>

required

Name of field

options

required

Parent node for the selectable options.

<option‑name>

Name of the option.

value

required

Value saved to the repository when selected.

name

optional, default is the parent node name

Name of the node where the selected value is stored. If not set, the name of the parent node is used. 

label

optional

Option label displayed to the user.

selected

optional

Pre-selects the option.

labelProperty

optional, default is label

Read option labels from a different property. Set to the name of your custom label node.

path

optional

Path to an existing option set as opposed to defining options in the current definition.

repository

optional, default is config

When using a path to an existing option set, workspace to look in.

sortOptions

optional, default is true

By default, option labels are sorted alphabetically. When set to false sorts the options per JCR node order.

valueProperty

optional, default is value

Read option values from a different property. Set to the name of your custom value node.

Properties specific to the select field.

textInputAllowed

optional, default is false

When true , the user can type into the select field to filter the available options. The filteringMode property defines how the options are filtered: contains or starts with.

When false , the field behaves like a standard select field where the user can not enter text. Clicking the field opens the dropdown with options.

(warning) This property does not make it possible to enter new values into the field. The user can only choose from existing options.

filteringMode

Vaadin FilteringMode . Default is off. Available values are: contains and startswith .

(warning) To enable filtering, you must also:

  • Set the pageLength property to a value greater than 0 .
  • Set the textInputAllowed property to true .

pageLength

optional, default is 0

To enable paging and filtering, value must be an integer > 0 . The 0 setting disables paging and filtering.

Example: Filtered Select field

Example: Select field using startswith filtering mode and pagination set to 10 options per page. 

form:
  tabs:
    - name: tabAddress
      fields:
        - name: country
          class: info.magnolia.ui.form.field.definition.SelectFieldDefinition
          label: Country
          filteringMode: startswith
          pageLength: 10
          textInputAllowed: true
          options:
            - name: afghanistan
              value: afghanistan
            - name: argentina
              value: argentina           
            - name: australia
              value: australia          
            - name: austria
              value: austria             
            - name: belgium
              value: belgium         
            - name: brazil
              value: brazil           
            - name: bulgaria
              value: bulgaria            
            - name: canada
              value: canada            
            - name: chad
              value: chad            
            - name: chile
              value: chile           
            - name: china
              value: china             
            - name: cuba
              value: cuba            
            - name: czech-republic
              value: czech-republic            
            - name: denmark
              value: denmark
Node nameValue

 
form


 
tabs


 
tabAddress


 
fields


 
country


 
options   


 
afghanistan


 
value

afghanistan

 
argentina


 
value

argentina

 
australia


 
value

australia

 
austria


 
value

austria

 
belgium


 
value

belgium

 
brazil


 
value

brazil 

 
bulgaria


 
value

bulgaria 

 
canada


 
value

canada 

 
chad


 
value

chad 

 
chile


 
value

chile 

 
china


 
value

china 

 
cuba


 
value

cuba 

 
czech-republic


 
value

czech-republic 

 
denmark


 
value

denmark

 
class

info.magnolia.ui.form.field.definition.SelectFieldDefinition

 
filteringMode

startswith

 
pageLength

10

 
textInputAllowed

true

Here's the field in a dialog.

  

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