A form without fields is no form at all. To meet your form-building needs, Liferay Forms provides useful and highly configurable field types.
Figure 1: There are many useful out-of-the-box form field types.
Paragraph: This is static text on the form. Users do not enter data into form text fields. The form creator enters text that form users see displayed on the form. This is useful for longer instructions.
Figure 2: Use Paragraph fields to enter longer instructions on Form Pages.
Text Field: Users enter text into these fields. For example, a Full Name field is a text field. By default, a text field keeps all input on a single line of text. To accommodate longer responses, choose the multi-line setting when configuring the text field as in this example. You can put limits on the text users can enter (e.g., numbers from 1-10, email addresses, etc.) by using the text field’s validation options.
Figure 3: Text fields can be single line or multi-line.
Select from List: Users select one option (or more, if configured to allow it) from a list of choices. Choices are entered manually or are automatically populated by a data provider. For example, a Country of Residence field can be selected from list field populated by a Countries of the World data provider.
Figure 4: Use a select from list field to let Users choose predefined options.
Single Selection: Using a radio button, users select one option from a list of options displayed on the form.
Figure 5: Single selection fields allow only one selection.
Date: Users select a date using a date picker. For example, a Birth Date field uses the Date field type.
Figure 6: Date fields show a date picker so Users enter a valid date.
Multiple Selection: Users select one or more options from check boxes (or toggles, if configured).
Figure 7: A multiple selection field can use a toggle.
Grid: Using radio buttons, users select from options laid out in rows and columns. One selection can be made per row. This is useful when the same response metric is needed for multiple questions. For example, a product survey form might ask users to rate a list of their product’s characteristics as Wonderful, Pretty Good, Not So Good, or Awful.
Figure 8: Grid fields use the same options (columns) for multiple categories (rows).
Numeric: Users enter numeric data (integers or decimals) into numeric fields. Non-number input is not accepted. For example, configure a numeric field that accepts integers to ask users how many pets they have.
Figure 9: Numeric fields accept only numeric input.
Upload: Users can select a file from the Documents and Media library or upload a file from their local filesystems.
Figure 10: Upload fields let Users attach files to the form.