Field groupings in WebForms Designer

WebForms Designer displays a number of toolbox tabs on the left hand side. Each toolbox tab represents a grouping of fields. The following image shows the Toolbox in WebForms Designer:

The Form Schema of a form determines which groupings of fields (toolbox tabs) WebForms Designer displays, and which fields appear in which groupings. A form based on the default Form Schema defines the following groupings:

  • Default Fields
  • Basic Fields
  • Sample Fields

The following sections list the default groupings and the Fields contained in each.

Basic fields

Basic fields are the most basic type of field. WebForms provides the following types of basic fields:

  • Input Text
  • Input Number
  • Input Select
  • Input Drop-Down
  • Basic Fields with a label

By default, Basic Fields cannot be added to a form on their own. Basic fields allow you to place multiple fields side-by-side. By default, WebForms Designer users can only add Basic Fields to a specific type of Field Group: Basic Fields with a Label. This Field Group allows users to assign a label to a series of basic fields. A good example of this type of field is a group of four four-digit number fields labeled 'Credit Card Number'.

Default Fields
In general, Form Fields contain a label and a basic field. WebForms provides the following types of Form Fields:
  • Input Hidden (note: this Field has no label)
  • Text Box
  • Drop-Down List
  • Single Select Box
  • Multi Select Box
  • CheckBoxes
  • Number Box
  • Date
  • Date with Calendar
  • Radio Buttons
  • File Upload
  • Separator
  • Read-Only Form Text
  • Summary Field
  • Image
  • Signature
  • Field Group with a label
  • Field Group with a header

Users can add Form Fields directly to a form or to some types of Field Groups. Field Group with a Header consists of form fields and a header. This type of Field Group can also contain other Field Groups.

Field Group with a Label consists of form fields and a label. This type of Field Group can also contain other Field Groups.

Sample Fields

Along with the standard fields, WebForms also provides a few sample fields which show some customizations that can be made.

Address
A Compound Field that consists of multiple fields to record address information.
Dynamic drop-down
A drop down list that can be populated using an external data source.
Password
A field for entering a password (input is hidden), to be used when a user logs on to a secure part of the Web site.
Password Registration
A double field for entering and confirming a password (input is hidden), to be used when the visitor initially sets a password.