Form Fields Created with Scaffolding Macros

This section explains the following macros.

More information about the text data macro

Date-data macro

The general form is:

{date-data:Name|format=[date format]}[<FIXED DATE>, yesterday, today, tomorrow, now]{date-data}

An example follows.

{date-data:MeetingDateTime|format=yyyy-MMM-dd HH-mm-ss}today{date-data}

The date data macro establishes the date, initially the date the macro was created. In the Edit Contents view select a different date.2011-Apr-04 00-00-00

Text-data macro

The text-data macro allows entering and editing free text in the Edit view.

The general form is:

{text-data:Name|type=[line, area]}Default text.{text-data}

The following example shows how the general form is rendered.Default text.An example follows.

Username: {text-data:Username|width=100px}{text-data}
Password: {text-data:Password|type=password|width=100px}{text-data}

|| Address: | {text-data:Address|type=area|width=400px|height=150px}Street,
City, State, Postcode
Country{text-data} |

The following shows how the example is rendered. In the Edit Contents view, enter the username, password, and address.

Username:
Password: