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SelectFieldDefinition renders a dropdown list.
class: info.magnolia.ui.form.field.definition.SelectFieldDefinition
fieldType: select
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 name | Value |
|---|---|
| Bullet | |
| true | |
| bullet | |
| Ordered | |
| ordered | |
| Inline | |
| inline | |
| select | |
| Link |
Select, Option group and Twin-column fields follow this general configuration pattern, but also have additional properties.
Properties:
<field‑name> | required Name of field |
| required Parent node for the selectable options. |
| Name of the option. |
| required Value saved to the repository when selected. |
| 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. |
| optional Option label displayed to the user. |
| optional Pre-selects the option. |
| optional, default is Read option labels from a different property. Set to the name of your custom label node. |
| optional Path to an existing option set as opposed to defining options in the current definition. |
| optional, default is When using a |
| optional, default is By default, option labels are sorted alphabetically. When set to |
| optional, default is Read option values from a different property. Set to the name of your custom value node. |
Properties specific to the select field.
| optional, default is When When
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| optional, default is To enable paging and filtering, value must be an integer > |
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| required Defines the field type via either a field alias name or a fully-qualified field definition class name. See Field definition: Field types. Use the Definitions app to check the correct form of the name. |
defaultValue | optional Pre-filled default value displayed in the field. The value can be overwritten by the user. Use alphanumeric characters.
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description | optional Help text displayed when the user clicks the help icon. The value can be literal or retrieved from the message bundle with a key such as |
i18n | optional, default is Enables i18n authoring support which allows editors to write foreign-language or regionally targeted content. A two-letter language identifier (en, de, fr etc.) is displayed on controls where |
i18nBasename | optional, default is the message bundle defined in the dialog definition Message bundle such as |
label | optional Field label displayed to editors. The value can be literal such as If you don't provide the property then Magnolia falls back to a generated i18n key and displays they key in the UI. If you don't want a label at all then define the property and set its value to empty space such as |
name | optional, default is the name of the field's parent node Name of the node where the value is saved. The name |
placeholder | optional The placeholder text to be displayed in the empty field. The property replaces the deprecated placeholder text field.
The field is optional, but you should provide a translation or a hard-coded label, otherwise the empty field will display its auto-generated 18n key instead. |
readOnly | optional, default is Makes the field uneditable. Adding this property has the same effect as creating a Static field. |
required | optional, default is Makes the field required (mandatory). An asterisk is displayed next to the field label. See also Checking for null values. |
requiredErrorMessage | optional, default is Error message displayed when required is true and the user saves an empty field. The value can be literal or retrieved from the message bundle with a key such as |
styleName | optional Adds one or more style names to this component. Multiple styles can be specified as a space-separated list of style names such as |
transformerClass | optional Property transformer classes define how field values are stored in the repository. Each field has a default transformer class. You don't need to define a class unless you want to override the default. The value is a fully-qualified class name.
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type | optional, most fields set a default value automatically PropertyType of the stored value such as |
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
fieldType: select
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 name | Value |
|---|---|
| afghanistan | |
| argentina | |
| australia | |
| austria | |
| belgium | |
| brazil | |
| bulgaria | |
| canada | |
| chad | |
| chile | |
| china | |
| cuba | |
| czech-republic | |
| denmark | |
| select | |
| startswith | |
| 10 | |
| true |
Here's the field in a dialog.


