type - Type (input control)

Specifies the type of input control.

Category

basics

Syntax

type="text|color|date|datetime|datetime-local|month|week|time|email|number|range|search|tel|url"

Usage

In Design mode, click All Properties and look for type under basics.

This property defaults to text which is the standard Edit Box control.

You are not restricted to the types listed in the syntax. However, avoid using this property for standard XPage controls. In particular, you should not specify checkbox (Check Box control), file (File Upload control), hidden (Hidden Input control), or radio (Radio Button control).

Examples

This Edit Box of is of type email.
<xp:inputText id="inputText3" type="email">
	<xp:this.attrs>
		<xp:attr name="placeholder" value="a@b.com"></xp:attr>
	</xp:this.attrs>
</xp:inputText>