Standard Form Elements

Examples and usage guidelines for form control styles, layout options, and custom components for creating a wide variety of forms.

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Form Element Info

Individual form controls automatically receive some global styling. All textual input, textarea, and select elements with .form-control are set to width: 100%; by default. Wrap labels and controls in .form-group for optimum spacing.
Text Input Examples
Text Fields

Screen readers will have trouble with your forms if you don't include a label for every input. For these inline forms, you can hide the labels using the .sr-only class. There are further alternative methods of providing a label for assistive technologies, such as the aria-label, aria-labelledby or title attribute.

A block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.

A block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line.

<InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpText" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input Text" /><InputEmail Class="form-control" ID="InputEmail" Placeholder="email@email.com" Caption="Email" /><InputTextArea Class="form-control" ID="inpTextArea" InputRows="3" Caption="Text Area" />
<Division HtmlDiv="True" Class="form-group">
  <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpText" Placeholder="..." Caption="..." />
</Division>
<Division HtmlDiv="True" Class="form-group">
  <InputEmail Class="form-control" ID="InputEmail" Placeholder="..." Caption="..." />
</Division>
<Division HtmlDiv="True" Class="form-group">
  <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpWithHelp" Placeholder="..." Caption="..." />
  <Label Caption="..." Class="form-text text-muted" HtmlTag="P" />
</Division>
<Division HtmlDiv="True" Class="form-group">
  <InputTextArea Class="form-control" ID="inpTextArea" InputRows="3" Caption="..." />
</Division>
Validation states

Validation styles for error, warning, and success states on form controls. To use, add .has-warning, .has-error, or .has-success to the parent element. Any .control-label, .form-control, and .form-text text-muted within that element will receive the validation styles.

<Division Class="has-success form-group" HtmlDiv="True" ID="dvSuccess"> <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpTextSuccess" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input with success" CaptionClass="control-label" /> <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="A block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line." /> </Division><Division Class="has-warning form-group" HtmlDiv="True" ID="dvWarning"> <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpTextWarning" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input with warning" CaptionClass="control-label" /> </Division><Division Class="has-error form-group" HtmlDiv="True"> <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpTextError" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input with error" CaptionClass="control-label" /> </Division>
<Division Class="form-group has-success" HtmlDiv="True">
  <InputText Class="form-control" Placeholder="..." CaptionClass="control-label" />
  <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="..." />
</Division>
<Division class="form-group has-warning" HtmlDiv="True">
  <InputText Class="form-control" Placeholder="..." CaptionClass="control-label" />
  <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="..." />
</Division>
<Division class="form-group has-error" HtmlDiv="True">
  <InputText Class="form-control" Placeholder="..." CaptionClass="control-label" />
  <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="..." />
</Division>
Sizing
Text Fields

Set heights using classes like .form-control-lg and .form-control-sm.

<InputText Class="form-control form-control-lg" ID="InputLg" Placeholder=".form-contol-lg" />
<InputText Class="form-control" ID="InputMd" Placeholder="Default input" />
<InputText Class="form-control form-control-sm" ID="InputSm" Placeholder=".form-control-sm" />

<InputSelectList Class="form-control form-control-lg" ID="SelectLg">
  <DataLayer Type="Static" />
</InputSelectList>
<InputSelectList Class="form-control" ID="SelectMd">
  <DataLayer Type="Static" />
</InputSelectList>
<InputSelectList Class="form-control form-control-sm" ID="SelectSm">
  <DataLayer Type="Static" />
</InputSelectList>
<InputText Class="form-control form-control-lg" ID="InputLg" Placeholder=".form-contol-lg" /><InputText Class="form-control" ID="InputMd" Placeholder="Default input" /><InputText Class="form-control form-control-sm" ID="InputSm" Placeholder=".form-control-sm" /><InputSelectList Class="form-control form-control-lg" ID="SelectLg" IncludeBlank="True" IncludeBlankCaption="--Large Select--" OptionCaptionColumn="Caption" OptionValueColumn="Value"> <DataLayer Type="Static" /> </InputSelectList><InputSelectList Class="form-control" ID="SelectMd" IncludeBlank="True" IncludeBlankCaption="--Default Select--" OptionCaptionColumn="Caption" OptionValueColumn="Value"> <DataLayer Type="Static" /> </InputSelectList><InputSelectList Class="form-control form-control-sm" ID="SelectSm" IncludeBlank="True" IncludeBlankCaption="--Small Select--" OptionCaptionColumn="Caption" OptionValueColumn="Value"> <DataLayer Type="Static" /> </InputSelectList>
Validation states

Validation styles for error, warning, and success states on form controls. To use, add .has-warning, .has-error, or .has-success to the parent element. Any .control-label, .form-control, and .form-text text-muted within that element will receive the validation styles.

<Division Class="has-success form-group" HtmlDiv="True" ID="dvSuccess"> <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpTextSuccess" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input with success" CaptionClass="control-label" /> <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="A block of help text that breaks onto a new line and may extend beyond one line." /> </Division><Division Class="has-warning form-group" HtmlDiv="True" ID="dvWarning"> <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpTextWarning" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input with warning" CaptionClass="control-label" /> </Division><Division Class="has-error form-group" HtmlDiv="True"> <InputText Class="form-control" ID="inpTextError" Placeholder="This is a placeholder!" Caption="Input with error" CaptionClass="control-label" /> </Division>
<Division Class="form-group has-success" HtmlDiv="True">
  <InputText Class="form-control" Placeholder="..." CaptionClass="control-label" />
  <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="..." />
</Division>
<Division class="form-group has-warning" HtmlDiv="True">
  <InputText Class="form-control" Placeholder="..." CaptionClass="control-label" />
  <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="..." />
</Division>
<Division class="form-group has-error" HtmlDiv="True">
  <InputText Class="form-control" Placeholder="..." CaptionClass="control-label" />
  <Label HtmlTag="P" Class="form-text text-muted" Caption="..." />
</Division>
Dropdown Lists
Select List
<InputSelectList Caption="Select List" Class="form-control" ID="SelectList" OptionCaptionColumn="Caption" OptionValueColumn="Caption"> <DataLayer ID="dlDropDownList" Type="Static"> <StaticDataRow Caption="Option 1" /> <StaticDataRow Caption="Option 2" /> </DataLayer> </InputSelectList>
<InputSelectList Class="form-control" OptionCaptionColumn="Caption" OptionValueColumn="Caption">
  <DataLayer ID="dlDropDownList" Type="Static">
    <StaticDataRow Caption="Option 1" />
    <StaticDataRow Caption="Option 2" />
  </DataLayer>
</InputSelectList>
Checkbox List Group
<InputCheckboxList CheckboxListDropdown="True" DropdownButtonClass="form-control" ID="iclDefault" OptionCaptionColumn="Caption" OptionValueColumn="Caption" Width="100" WidthScale="%"> <DataLayer ID="dlCBList" Type="Static"> <StaticDataRow Caption="Option 1" /> <StaticDataRow Caption="Option 2" /> </DataLayer> </InputCheckboxList>
<InputCheckboxList CheckboxListDropdown="True" DropdownButtonClass="form-control">
  <DataLayer ID="dlCBStaticList" Type="Static">
    <StaticDataRow caption="Option 1" />
    <StaticDataRow caption="Option 2" />
  </DataLayer>
</InputCheckboxList>
Button Dropdowns
Dropdown
<Division Class="dropdown" HtmlDiv="True" ID="BtnDdlDefault">
  <Division Class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle">
    <Label Caption="Dropdown" />
  </Division>
  <Division Class="dropdown-menu" HtmlDiv="True">
    <Label Caption="Action" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a">
      <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href">
        <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" />
      </EventHandler>
    </Label>
    <Label Caption="Something else here" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a">
      <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href">
        <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" />
      </EventHandler>
    </Label>
    <Division Class="dropdown-divider" HtmlDiv="True" />
    <Label Caption="Separated link" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a">
      <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href">
        <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" />
      </EventHandler>
    </Label>
  </Division>
</Division>
/*START INCLUDE SCRIPT ELEMENT...*/
$('.dropdown-toggle:not([attr=\'data-toggle\'])').attr('data-toggle', 'dropdown');
/*...END INCLUDE SCRIPT*/
<Division Class="dropdown" HtmlDiv="True" ID="BtnDdlDefault"> <Division Class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"> <Label Caption="Dropdown" /> </Division> <Division Class="dropdown-menu" HtmlDiv="True"> <Label Caption="Action" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a"> <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href"> <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" /> </EventHandler> </Label> <Label Caption="Something else here" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a"> <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href"> <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" /> </EventHandler> </Label> <Division Class="dropdown-divider" HtmlDiv="True" /> <Label Caption="Separated link" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a"> <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href"> <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" /> </EventHandler> </Label> </Division> <IncludeScript IncludedScript="$('.dropdown-toggle:not([attr=\'data-toggle\'])').attr('data-toggle', 'dropdown');" /> </Division>
Dropup
Dropup
ActionSomething else here
Separated link
<Division Class="dropup" HtmlDiv="True" ID="BtnDdlDropUp">
  <Division Class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle">
    <Label Caption="Dropup" />
  </Division>
  <Division Class="dropdown-menu" HtmlDiv="True">
    <Label Caption="Action" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a">
      <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href">
        <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" />
      </EventHandler>
    </Label>
    <Label Caption="Something else here" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a">
      <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href">
        <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" />
      </EventHandler>
    </Label>
    <Division Class="dropdown-divider" HtmlDiv="True" />
    <Label Caption="Separated link" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a">
      <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href">
        <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" />
      </EventHandler>
    </Label>
  </Division>
</Division>
/*START INCLUDE SCRIPT ELEMENT...*/
$('.dropdown-toggle:not([attr=\'data-toggle\'])').attr('data-toggle', 'dropdown');
/*...END INCLUDE SCRIPT*/
<Division Class="dropup" HtmlDiv="True" ID="BtnDdlDropUp"> <Division Class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"> <Label Caption="Dropup" /> </Division> <Division Class="dropdown-menu" HtmlDiv="True"> <Label Caption="Action" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a"> <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href"> <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" /> </EventHandler> </Label> <Label Caption="Something else here" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a"> <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href"> <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" /> </EventHandler> </Label> <Division Class="dropdown-divider" HtmlDiv="True" /> <Label Caption="Separated link" Class="dropdown-item" HtmlTag="a"> <EventHandler DhtmlEvent="href"> <Action Javascript="javascript:void(0);" Type="Javascript" /> </EventHandler> </Label> </Division> <IncludeScript IncludedScript="$('.dropdown-toggle:not([attr=\'data-toggle\'])').attr('data-toggle', 'dropdown');" /> </Division>
Checkbox Options
Checkbox Selector
Checkbox
Inline Checkbox
<Division Class="checkbox" HtmlDiv="True" ID="single-checkox">
  <InputCheckbox Caption="Single" CheckedValue="Value" ID="SingleCheckbox" />
</Division>

<Division Class="checkbox" HtmlDiv="True">
  <Division Class="checkbox-inline" HtmlDiv="True">
    <InputCheckbox Caption="..." CheckedValue="Value" ID="InlineCheckbox1" />
  </Division>
  <Division Class="checkbox-inline" HtmlDiv="True">
    <InputCheckbox Caption="..." CheckedValue="Value" ID="InlineCheckbox2" />
  </Division>
</Division>
<Division Class="checkbox" HtmlDiv="True" ID="single-checkox"> <InputCheckbox Caption="Single" CheckedValue="Value" ID="SingleCheckbox" /> </Division>

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