A Hyperlink is a URL control that is used to collect valid URLs or website addresses. A hyperlink point to a location on the internet, or a local intranet/drive that the user can be redirect to by clicking a read-only link. Below is how a Hyperlink field looks on your form:
Pro Tip
A hyperlink prefix (e.g. http://, https://) should be contained if you want to access an external resource.
Add Hyperlink to the form
Firstly, find the Hyperlink control in the controls add panel. Then, drag and drop it into a section or container on your form.
Basic of the Hyperlink
Open the Content > Basic block and set the Title's text of this Multiple Metadata control. For more information about Title for field control, please refer:
Set the Associated variable for this Hyperlink control. When you add a new Hyperlink control, a default variable will be generated automatically. You can click the Edit Button to change the ID and name, or click the Reset button to bind this Hyperlink control to other existing variables. For more information, please refer:
Appearance of the Hyperlink
Open the Content > Appearance block to set the appearance and layout of this Hyperlink control.
Placeholder: Set the text of the placeholder for this Hyperlink.
Text on link: Set the display text of the Hyperlink (like set Google as the text of link https://www.google.com).
Open in new window: Determines where the linked website/page will open when the link is clicked. Turn this ON will open this URL in a new tab on your web browser. Otherwise, the current page will be redirect to the target URL.
Display Title: Choose display or hide the label of this control. For more information, please refer: Understand the title of field controls
Allow comment: Turn on this option will allow users to add comments on this control.
Dynamic Display Rules: When you set a dynamic display rules, It behaves differently based on specific conditions and rules. Learn how to create dynamic display rules for a control.
Validation of the Hyperlink
Open the Content > Validation block to set the properties of this Hyperlink control.
Readonly: Turn this ON will make this field control as view only status.
Required: Make this field as required. Users cannot leave the content as empty.
Default Value: Set a default URL address of this Hyperlink control.
Custom Validation: Set the custom validation rules. An error message that will display under your field when specified conditions become true. It will allow you to add any number of rules for validating your field. Learn more about the Custom Validation.
You can create a custom validation with the regExpTest function in expression editor to validate the URL format. Here is an example of RegExp for URL validation:
[(http(s)?):\/\/(www\.)?a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\+~#=]{2,256}\.[a-z]{2,6}\b([-a-zA-Z0-9@:%_\+.~#?&//=]*)
Action call of the Hyperlink
Open the Content > Action block to call a pre-defined action from the dropdown list. This action will be triggered once the value of this Text Box field is changed.
Style the Hyperlink
Field - Editable
Open the Style > Field - Editable block to set the styles of the field control for it's editable status.
Typography: Set the typography options for the text in the URL.
Normal / Focus: Set different styles for normal state and focus state of the textbox. Styles below are supported to be set separately for Normal and Focus state.
Color: Choose the color of the field's text.
Background Color: Set background color of the field. By default, the background color is set as transparent.
Border Type: Select the type of border, choosing from none, solid, double, dotted, dashed, or grooved.
Radius: Set the border radius to control corner roundness.
Shadow: Adjust box shadow options
Placeholder Color: Choose the color of the placeholder text.
Align: Set the alignment of text inside the field control. Can be Left, Center or Right.
Padding: Set the Padding of the field control.
Field Width: Set the width of the field control in PX or %.
Field Alignment: Set the alignment of the field control. This will only be effected when the field width is less than the outside container.
Error Message: Set the styles of the error message,
Typography: Set the typography options for the error message.
Color: Choose the color of the error message's text.
Field - Read Only
Open the Style > Field - Read Only block to set the styles of the field control for it's view only status.
Typography: Set the typography options for the text on link.
Color: Choose the color of the field's text.
Background Color: Set background color of the field. By default, the background color is set as transparent.
Align: Set the alignment of text inside the field control. Can be Left, Center or Right.
Padding: Set the Padding of the field control.
Border Type: Select the type of border, choosing from none, solid, double, dotted, dashed, or grooved.
Radius: Set the border radius to control corner roundness.
Style of title
Set the Title of field controls that are applicable to this control.
Advanced Settings
Set the Advanced options that are applicable to this control.