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A text field is a single-line text input control. It allows users to enter a small amount of text or numeric data in one line.

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Types

Type

Usage

Basic text field

The most common input field. The user can insert text or numeric data.

Secured text field

Used when text needs to be secured. e.g. password.

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  • Preceding label - a meaningful label describing the information the user needs to provide.

  • Input Field.

  • (Optional) Guiding / hint text - a short description of the expected input text, shown within the input field.

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States

State

Default

Filled

Regular

Hover

Active

Disabled

Read Only

Error

Warning

Focused

Focused, Hover

Focused, Active

Focused, Disabled

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  • On hover over the text field, the mouse cursor will change to a text cursor.

  • On click:

    • Where no text has been added to the field:

      • a text cursor will appear at the beginning of the text field.

      • the hint text will disappear.

    • Where text already exists in the field:

      • a text cursor will appear in the position where the user clicks.

      • double-clicking a word inside the text field will select that word.

      • triple-clicking the text field will select all of the text.

  • When the text field becomes inactive (user clicks away) the hint text will reappear, if no other text has been added.

  • If a character limit has been set, reaching the limit will prevent the user from entering any more characters. 

  • For secured fields (such as password):

    • When typing, characters are masked.

    • The field can contain a show/hide password button.

    • In case Caps lock or Num lock are on, a corresponding tooltip will appear (see Common Messages Repository).

Validations and errors

Please refer to the Field Validation page for more information.

A text field with a warning will have an orange border and a warning icon, as shown below: 

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A text field with an error will have a red border and an error icon, as shown below:

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The orange or red border will be removed when the content is updated and becomes valid.

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