View this page in the latest version of Appian. Paragraph Component Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Function a!paragraphField( label, instructions, required, readOnly, disabled, value, validations, saveInto, refreshAfter, labelPosition, validationGroup, requiredMessage, height, placeholder, helpTooltip, showWhen, accessibilityText, characterLimit, showCharacterCount ) Displays and allows entry of multiple lines of text. For a single line of text, use a text component. Parameters Name Keyword Types Description Label label Text Text to display as the field label. Instructions instructions Text Supplemental text about this field. Required required Boolean Determines if a value is required to submit the form. Default: false. Read-only readOnly Boolean Determines if the field should display as not editable. Default: false. Disabled disabled Boolean Determines if the field should display as potentially editable but grayed out. Default: false. Display Value value Text Text to display in the field. Validations validations List of Text String Validation errors to display below the field when the value is not null. Save Input To saveInto List of Save One or more variables that are updated with the text when the user changes it. Use a!save() to save a modified or alternative value to a variable. Refresh After refreshAfter Text Determines when the interface is refreshed with the saved value from the paragraph field. Valid values are "KEYPRESS" to refresh after every character typed into the field and "UNFOCUS" (the default value) to refresh when the user deselects the field after changing its value. Label Position labelPosition Text Determines where the label appears. Valid values: "ABOVE" (default) Displays the label above the component. "ADJACENT" Displays the label to the left of the component. "COLLAPSED" Hides the label. The label will still be read by screen readers; see accessibility considerations for more information. "JUSTIFIED" Aligns the label alongside the component starting at the edge of the page. Validation Group validationGroup Text When present, the requiredness of the field is only evaluated when a button in the same validation group is pressed. The value for this parameter cannot contain spaces. For example, “validation group” is not a valid value. You need to add an underscore between words: “validation_group”. See the following recipes for more information: Configure Buttons with Conditional Requiredness Validation Groups for Buttons with Multiple Validation Rules' Required Message requiredMessage Text Custom message to display when the field's value is required and not provided. Height height Text Determines the field height. Valid values: "SHORT", "MEDIUM" (default), "TALL". Placeholder placeholder Text Text to display in the field when it is empty. Does not show if the field is read only. Help Tooltip helpTooltip Text Displays a help icon with the specified text as a tooltip. The tooltip displays a maximum of 500 characters. The help icon does not show when the label position is "COLLAPSED". Visibility showWhen Boolean Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true. Accessibility Text accessibilityText Text Additional text to be announced by screen readers. Used only for accessibility; produces no visible change. Character Limit characterLimit Number (Integer) Determines the maximum number of characters. Depending on the language, some characters may count as more than one. Show Character Limit Count showCharacterCount Boolean Determines if the character count displays on the paragraph field. Only applicable if the character limit is set. Default: true. Usage considerations Using the labelPosition and placeholder parameters If you set labelPosition to "ADJACENT" or "ABOVE", but do not give a value for label, a space still displays to the left-side or above, respectively, of the component as if there was a label displayed. To ensure the component appears to the far left when label has no value, use "COLLAPSED" for labelPosition. Whether placeholder text clears on focus or input varies by device and browser. Placeholder text does not display on Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. Using the characterLimit parameter Emojis and characters in some languages (for example, Chinese and Arabic) may be counted by characterLimit as more than one character. The characterLimit parameter and character limits set on CDT fields must be independently maintained to ensure that the two limits match. If you set readOnly to true, the component's character limit won't be displayed. Using the readOnly parameter If readOnly is set to true, the component's value displays without a box around it. If you pass the same local variable to value and saveInto when readOnly is set to false, you can use the user's input in the component to modify the interface. Examples Use the interactive editor below to test out your code: Paragraph with only an adjacent label Editable paragraph with a label and instructions Paragraph using character limit Feature compatibility The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian. Feature Compatibility Note Portals Compatible Offline Mobile Compatible Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions. Process Reports Incompatible Cannot be used to configure a process report. Process Events Incompatible Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event. Related Patterns The following patterns include usage of the Paragraph Component. Inline Survey (Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, Buttons): Use this pattern to create a clean and easy to navigate survey. Feedback Was this page helpful? SHARE FEEDBACK Loading...
