Form field values can be represented by an object, a string, or a number. This applies both to reading (obtaining values via FormState) and writing (returning a new field value).
Type | Reading | Writing |
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Text, Email, Telephone |
{ text: "value" } |
{ text: "new value" } or
"new value" |
Number, Money |
{ value: 10 } or (in the case of table fields)
{ value: 10, sum: 50 } |
{ value: 42 } or
42 |
Multiple choice |
{ choice_id: 1, choice_name: "Yes" } |
{ choice_id: 1 } or
{ choice_name: "Yes" } |
Due date |
{ date: "2020-01-01" } |
{ date: "2020-01-05" } or
{ days_from_create: 10 } |
Due date and time |
{ value: Date } |
{ date: "2020-01-05T10:30:00Z" } or
{ hours_from_create: 10 } |
Catalog |
{ item_id: 123, columns: { "column name": "value" } } |
{ item_name: "Value from the first column of the catalog" } |