Hidden field - 5 UI
Deprecated
| This hidden field definition has been deprecated since Magnolia 6.0. It is part of the Magnolia 5 UI framework. For the updated implementation, see Hidden field for Magnolia 6 UI instead. | 
HiddenFieldDefinition defines a hidden field. Magnolia does not render the field in the user
interface. You can use it to submit additional parameters in a form such
as campaign information. The field does not have any properties of its
own.
class: info.magnolia.ui.form.field.definition.HiddenFieldDefinition
fieldType: hidden
Hidden field properties
Simple hidden field definition to store the type of a link:
form:
  tabs:
    - name: tabLink
      label: Link
      fields:
        - name: link
          fieldType: text
          label: Link
        - name: linkTitle
          fieldType: text
          label: Link title
        - name: linkType
          fieldType: hidden
          defaultValue: external
          type: StringSee Referencing fields for further information.
Below is a list of
common
field properties, but the only relevant optional properties for a
hidden field are defaultValue and type.
Common field properties - 5 UI
| Property | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 | required Defines the field type via either a field alias name or a fully-qualified field definition class name. See Field definition: Field types. To check the correct form of the name, use the Definitions app. | ||
| 
 | optional Pre-filled default value displayed in the field. The value can be overwritten by the user. Use alphanumeric characters. 
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| 
 | optional Help text displayed when the user clicks the help icon. The value can be literal or retrieved from the message bundle with a key. Use alphanumeric characters in literal values. Not applicable to the static field. | ||
| 
 | optional, default is  Enables i18n
authoring support which allows editors to write foreign-language or
regionally targeted content. A two-letter language identifier (en, de,
fr etc.) is displayed on controls where  | ||
| 
 | optional, default is the message bundle defined in the dialog definition_ Message bundle such
as  | ||
| 
 | optional Field label displayed to editors. The value can be literal such as
 If you do not provide the property, Magnolia will fall back to a generated i18n key and display the key in the UI. If you do not want a label at all, define the property and set its value
to a blank space such as  | ||
| 
 | optional, default is the name of the field’s parent node_ Name of the node where the value is saved. The name  | ||
| 
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| 
 | optional, default is  Makes the field uneditable. Adding this property has the same effect as creating a static field. | ||
| 
 | optional, default is  Makes the field required (mandatory). An asterisk is displayed next to the field label. See also Checking for null values. | ||
| 
 | optional, default is  Error message displayed when required is true and the user saves an
empty field. The value can be literal or retrieved from the
message bundle with
a key such as  | ||
| 
 | optional Adds one or more style names to this component. Multiple styles can be
specified as a space-separated list of style names such as
 | ||
| 
 | optional Property transformer classes define how field values are stored in the repository. Each field has a default transformer class. You don’t need to define a class unless you want to override the default. The value is a fully-qualified class name. 
 | ||
| 
 | optional, most fields set a default value automatically JCR property type of the stored value such as  |