Cfinput - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML Reference

cfinput

Description
Used within the
Provides input validation for the specified control type.
Category
Forms tags
Syntax
<cfinput
type = "input_type"
name = "name"
value = "initial_value"
required = "Yes" or "No"
range = "min_value, max_value"
validate = "data_type"
onValidate = "javascript_function"
pattern = "regexp"
message = "validation_msg"
onError = "text"
size = "integer"
maxLength = "integer"
checked
passThrough = "HTML_attributes">
See also
cfapplet, cfform, cfgrid, cfselect, cfslider, cftextinput,
History
ColdFusion MX 6.1: Changed the requirements for the
requires that the text entry have 13-16 digits.
ColdFusion MX: Changed the
ColdFusion checks radio and check box values only if their value matches the posted value for the
control. (In earlier releases, if the posted value did not match any of the
radio buttons for the control, the
Attributes
<em>
Attribute Req/Opt
type Optional
name Required
value Optional
required Optional
range Optional
tag, to place radio buttons, check boxes, or text boxes on a form.
cfform
cfform
checked
Default Description
text
No
validate
tag attribute behavior: if it is set to True,
preserveData
attribute was used.
• text: creates a text entry box control
• radio: creates a radio button control
• checkbox: creates a check box control
• password: creates a password entry control
Name for form input element.
Initial value for form input element.
• Yes
• No
Minimum and maximum value range, separated by a comma.
If
type = "text" or "password"
data.
cftree
= option: it
"creditcard"
check boxes or
cfinput
, this applies only to numeric
cfinput 201