Difference between revisions of "Boolean field"
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| + | Describes a simple yes/no value. Unless the field has the ''required'' property set, it can actually have a third setting of unset. This can be useful as it distinguishes between a "False" and a "don't know/haven't filled this in yet". For example when asking if a paper is refereed, this is a boolean field. However it's not required as often someone isn't sure, and does not want to click "no" when that's not neccisarily(sp?) true. | ||
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Checkbox gives just a single HTML checkbox which can be ticked or not. It looks a bit rubbish, and does not provide a way to say | Checkbox gives just a single HTML checkbox which can be ticked or not. It looks a bit rubbish, and does not provide a way to say | ||
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== Required Phrases == | == Required Phrases == | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 9 January 2007
Description
Describes a simple yes/no value. Unless the field has the required property set, it can actually have a third setting of unset. This can be useful as it distinguishes between a "False" and a "don't know/haven't filled this in yet". For example when asking if a paper is refereed, this is a boolean field. However it's not required as often someone isn't sure, and does not want to click "no" when that's not neccisarily(sp?) true.
Properties
| name | default | description |
| input_style | checkbox | radio|checkbox). This controls how the field is rendered in input forms.
Checkbox gives just a single HTML checkbox which can be ticked or not. It looks a bit rubbish, and does not provide a way to say |
