Tag form field type

The Tag field type provides a point where you can enter tags - this is either AJAX or nested.

• type (mandatory) must be tag.
• name (mandatory) is the unique name of the parameter.
• mode (optional) (translatable) is the description of the field.
• label (mandatory) (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.
• description (optional) (translatable) is the description of the field.
• id (optional) is the id to add to the field. Note if none is set this will be the name of the field.
• class (optional) is the class to add to the field.
• published (optional)
• language (optional) is language to filter the existing tags by.
• multiple (optional) is the ability to add more than 1 tag to the form field.
• custom (optional) if the ajax mode is chosen setting this to deny will prevent users from adding in new tags.

Example XML Definition for an AJAX Tag

<field name="tags" type="tag" label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC" mode="ajax" class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true" />

Example XML Definition for an Nested Tag

<field name="tags" type="tag" label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC" mode="nested" class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true" />

See also

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