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Version: 4.4 (Security)

Email Form Field

The email form field type provides an input field for an email address.

  • type (mandatory) must be email.
  • name (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.
  • label (mandatory) (translatable) is the field html label.
  • description (optional) (translatable) is the field description.
  • size (optional) determines the size of the field on the screen.
  • required (optional) "true" to enforce a value.
  • class (optional) for styling.
  • validate (optional) makes sure it is an email address.

Implemented by: libraries/src/Form/Field/EmailField.php

Example XML parameter definition​

<field
        name="email" 
        type="email"
        label="JGLOBAL_EMAIL"
        description="COM_ADMIN_USER_FIELD_EMAIL_DESC"
        required="true"
        size="30"
        class="inputbox"
        validate="email"
/>