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A text format field is the equivalent of <input type="text">, a simple box into which the visitor can type text. This text might be anything: a number, a price, a date, or a character string. If the TerraField attribute Prompt is specified, the value will appear in the empty field and disappear as soon as the field receives focus.

TerraForm recognises one special attribute for text format:

• AutoAdvanceTo
  Optional. If you have maxlength set for this field, you can command TerraForm to move focus to the next field when this one is full. Set AutoAdvanceTo to the name of the next field. A good use for this is where several fields are used to collect the same piece of data, such as a credit card or social security number.

The form below shows examples of a plain field, a field with a default value, a field with regular HTML attributes specified, and a field with a prompt message that vanishes when the visitor clicks on the field. Note that many other TerraForm attributes can be specified, such as maxlength, required, and datatype.

Other non-TerraField attributes will be passed through to the underlying text tag (<input type="text">). For example:

• onmousedown="this.style.backgroundColor='red'" onmouseup="this.style.backgroundColor='white'"
• size="6"
• title="(Optional)"

Examples

<cf_terrafield
  name="MyTextField1"
  format="text"
/>

<cf_terrafield
  name="MyTextField2"
  format="text"
  default="All you need in this life is
  ignorance and confidence, and then
  success is sure."
/>

<cf_terrafield
  name="MyTextField3"
  format="text"
  size="6"
  style="background-color : #cccccc;"
/>

<cf_terrafield
  name="MyTextField4"
  format="text"
  prompt="Your email address"
/>