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Dropdown Control¶

Simple Dropdown control

Example¶

Form Control Dropdown Example

Configuration¶

Form Control Dropdown Properties

Title

Control title to show the author on the input form

Name / Variable Name

Name of variable to store the final result in. This is used by the View layer or the Controllers to gain access to the data during runtime

ICE Group

In-Context Edit Group: During ICE editing in Preview mode, this control will be part of this group for editing which means when the author click on the Pencil Tool, they will get all the controls in the same group associated with the specific Pencil Tool

Description

Form Control description

Help

Help to show authors on the input form associated with this control

Properties



* Data Source: Source that will populate the dropdown.
* Allow Empty Value: To enable/disable allowing to leave the field
empty.
* Read Only: Make field read-only (can’t be changed by the author).
Constraints
* Required: Make field required to fill out.
Related Data Sources

* Simple Taxonomy
* Static Key Value Pairs
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