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Radio Group Component
Form checklist (can select only one item).
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Last reviewed: May 31, 2022
Want to start your form with preloaded values? See Use Parameters.
Note: all form field names must be unique
For example, if you build your form by copying a component (e.g. to add a second Text Field), be sure to change the ID.
Using This Component
Add the component to the page between the Start of Form and End of Form sections of the Form Container component. By default, a radio group with two options is displayed. It has three tabs: Title and Text, Initial Values and Constraints.
Technical Restrictions
- This component must be placed between the Start of Form and End of Form sections of the Form Container component.
- We discourage building forms in shared content -- this practice may interfere with normal functionality, such as validation.
Configure - Main Settings
Click the wrench icon to 'configure' these settings.
Title and Text Tab
The component opened for editing showing the Title and Text tab settings.
Element Name: Specify the ID to be associated with this field when the data is stored or emailed. Required.
- The ID must start with a letter, and can include only letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens.
- The ID is not visible to the public.
Title: This is the descriptive label your visitor will see on the page.
Hint: Provide assistance for people completing the form. Appears in paler italics below the associated field.
Items:
- Use the plus (+) button to build your checkbox options. Provide each selection as value=text, where value is the word that the UBCMS will collect in the form, and text is the descriptive label your visitor will see.
- For example, entering the text UNDER=Undergraduate will create a checkbox with the text 'Undergraduate' beside it and collect a value of “UNDER” when the form is submitted.
Items Load Path: Indicate where customized content can be reused to populate this component; e.g. a list of all US states. (Developers only.)
Initial Values Tab
The component opened for editing, showing the Initial Values Tab settings.
Default value: Stipulate a default value that will be displayed on the form and used unless the visitor makes a different selection.
Use parameters: Select if desired. Developers only!
- Allows authors to preload this form value from the URL that loaded the form.
- e.g. If the field name is 'myfield' and the page URL is '…/form.html?myfield=123' then the default value of the field when the form is first loaded would be "123."
- This can be useful to solve a variety of things, such as a contact form that is preloaded with a different 'To' address depending on which link was first clicked. While the initial destination would be pre-selected, the visitor could see that choice and adjust as necessary.
Constraints Tab
The component opened for editing, showing the Constraints Tab settings.
This tab controls whether completion of this field is required and what constraints are being enforced (for example, must be a phone number). May also be used to customize form error messages.
Required: Completion of this field is mandatory before submission of the form is permitted.
Required Message: Insert a custom message to be displayed if the submitter neglects to complete this if it is a required field.