Rich Text Item

Function

a!richTextItem( text, style, size, color, link, linkStyle, showWhen )

Displays a text item within a rich text display component. Text can be formatted by configuring a style, color, size, or link.

See also: Rich text style guidance

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Text	text	Text or Rich Text Item	Array of text to display as a rich text item.
Style	style	Text Array	Determines the text style. Multiple styles may be applied. Valid values: "PLAIN" (default), "EMPHASIS", "STRONG", "UNDERLINE", "STRIKETHROUGH".
Size	size	Text	Determines the text size. Valid values: "STANDARD" (default), "SMALL", "MEDIUM", "MEDIUM_PLUS", "LARGE", "LARGE_PLUS", "EXTRA_LARGE".
Color	color	Text	Determines the text color. Valid values: Any valid hex color or "STANDARD" (default), "ACCENT", "POSITIVE", "NEGATIVE", "SECONDARY".
Link	link	Link	Link to apply to the text. Create links with: a!authorizationLink() a!documentDownloadLink() a!dynamicLink() a!newsEntryLink() a!processTaskLink() a!recordLink() a!reportLink() a!startProcessLink() a!submitLink() a!userRecordLink() a!safeLink().'
Link Style	linkStyle	Text	Determines how the link is underlined. Valid values: "INLINE" (default), "STANDALONE".
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.

Usage considerations

Using the text and link parameters

• If text is null or contains an empty array, no text is displayed.
• If link is null, the text is not displayed as a link.

Example

Use the interactive editor below to test out your code:

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.
Process Autoscaling	Compatible

Old versions

There are older versions of this interface component. You can identify older versions by looking at the name to see if there is a version suffix. If you are using an old version, be sure to refer to the corresponding documentation from the list below.

Old Versions	Reason for Update
a!richTextItem_18r1	New version supports multiple values in the style parameter, as well as custom hex colors.

To learn more about how Appian handles this kind of versioning, see the Function and Component Versions page.

Related Patterns

The following patterns include usage of the Rich Text Item.

• Activity History Pattern (Formatting): The Activity History pattern provides a common style and format for displaying an organization's activity measures.

• Add, Remove, and Move Group Members Browser (Hierarchical Data, Group Management): Display the membership tree for a given group and provide users with the ability to add, remove, and move user members from a single interface.

• Alert Banner Patterns (Choice Components): The alert banners pattern is good for creating a visual cue of different types of alerts about information on a page.

• Breadcrumbs Pattern (Formatting): The breadcrumbs pattern is a good example of breadcrumb-style navigation.

• Call to Action Pattern (Formatting): Use the call to action pattern as a landing page when your users have a single action to take.

• Cards as Buttons Pattern (Choice Components, Formatting, Conditional Display): The cards as buttons pattern is a great way to prominently display a select few choices.

• Cards as Choices Pattern (Card Choices, Rich Text): Use this pattern to display sets of choices that are quick and easy to navigate.

• Cards as List Items Patterns (Choice Components, Images): Use the cards as list items pattern to create visually rich lists as an alternative to grids or feeds. This pattern uses a combination of cards and billboards to show lists of like items. You can easily modify the pattern to change the card content or the number of cards per row to fit your use case.

• Conditionally Hide a Column in a Grid (Grids, Conditional Display): Conditionally hide a column in a read-only grid when all data for that column is a specific value.

• Display Last Refresh Time (Auto-Refresh, Grids, Records): Display the last time the interface was updated, either based on a user interaction or a timer.

• Document List (Documents): Use the document list items pattern to display a list of documents that can be searched and filtered. This pattern uses a combination of cards and rich text to show an easy to navigate list of documents of different types.

• Drilldown Pattern (Grids): The drilldown pattern allows users to select an item from a grid to see more details in place of the grid.

• Drilldown Report Pattern (Grids, Charts, Reports): The drilldown report pattern consists of a bar chart and column chart, which each drill down into a grid.

• Dual Picklist Pattern (Choice Components, Cards, Checkboxes, Buttons): Use this pattern to view side-by-side lists and move items from one list to the other. The dual picklist is great for moving items from one state to another, like from active to inactive.

• Duration Display (Rich Text, Events): Use the duration display pattern to show the amount of time in between events in a quick, easy-to-read way.

• Dynamic Inputs (Inputs, Dynamic Links): Use the dynamic inputs pattern to allow users to easily add or remove as many values as needed.

• Event Timelines (Timeline, Events): Use the event timeline pattern to display a dated list of events and actions in chronological order. This pattern uses a combination of cards, rich text, and user images to show an easy to navigate list of dated events.

• Expand/Collapse Rows in a Tree Grid (Hierarchical Data, Grids): Create a grid that shows hierarchical data and allows users to dynamically expand and collapse rows within the grid.

• Filter the Data in a Grid (Grids, Filtering, Records): Configure a user filter for your read-only grid that uses a record type as the data source. When the user selects a value to filter by, update the grid to show the result.

• Form Steps (Stamps): Use the form steps patten to break down complicated forms into a series of quickly completed steps that are well organized and easy to navigate. This pattern uses a combination of cards and rich text to create steps that can represent fields from one or more interfaces.

• Grid With Detail Pattern (Grids): The grid with detail pattern allows users to select an item from a grid to see more details next to the grid.

• Grid with Selection Pattern (Grids, Heading component): This pattern is an example of good UX design for a grid that allows users to select items and easily view their selections when there are multiple pages of data. It also provides information on a common save behavior.

• Inline Tags for Side-by-Side Layout Pattern (Formatting): This pattern shows the best practice for combining tags with standard-sized rich text, or plain text, using a side by side layout.

• KPI Patterns (Formatting): The Key Performance Indicator (KPI) patterns provide a common style and format for displaying important performance measures.

• Leaderboard (Looping): Use the leaderboard pattern to show a selection of your data in an easy to read ranked display.

• Limit the Number of Rows in a Grid That Can Be Selected (Validation, Grids, Records): Limit the number of rows that can be selected to an arbitrary number.

• Milestone Patterns (Looping): There are three options for milestone patterns which all display some form of a progress indicator to guide users through a series of steps.

• More-Less Link (Grids, Rich Text): Use this pattern to keep grids with rows containing varying text lengths looking clean and uniform. This design also improves readability and the user experience by limiting the amount of text in the interface.

• Navigation Patterns (Conditional Display, Formatting, Navigation): Use the navigation patterns to help orient users and enable them to easily navigate pages and content.

• Stamp Steps (Stamps): There are two similar stamp steps patterns. The stamp steps (icon) pattern is primarily icons and titles. It should be used for simple steps that don't require much information or instruction. The stamp steps (numbered) pattern is primarily text and should be used for steps that require context or explanation.

• Tabs Patterns (Formatting, Choice Components, Buttons, Rich Text, Cards): The tabs patterns provide an ideal style and design for creating tabbed interfaces.

• Task Report Pattern (Grids, Filters, Process Task Links, Task Reports): Provides a simple way to create and display an Appian task report.

• Trend-Over-Time Report (Charts, Reports): This report provides an attractive, interactive design for exploring different series of data over time.

• Use Links in a Grid to Show More Details and Edit Data (Grids): Allow end users to click a link in a read-only grid to view the details for the row, and make changes to the data. The data available for editing may include more fields than are displayed in the grid.

• User List Pattern (Looping): The user list pattern retrieves all the users in a specified group and displays them in a single column.

• Year-Over-Year Sales Growth (Records, Reports, Formatting): This pattern illustrates how to calculate year-over-year sales growth and display it in a KPI.

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