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radio

A radio field allows a list of options where a user can select one value.

Module field definition

javascript
// Configuring the `animalType` field in a module's `fields.add` subsection:
animalType: {
  label: 'Type of animal',
  type: 'radio',
  choices: [
    {
      label: 'Mammals 🦧',
      value: 'mammals'
    },
    {
      label: 'Fish 🐠',
      value: 'fish'
    },
    {
      label: 'Birds 🦜',
      value: 'birds'
    },
    {
      label: 'Reptiles 🦎',
      value: 'reptiles'
    },
    {
      label: 'Amphibians 🐸',
      value: 'amphibians'
    }
 ]
}

Settings

Required

PropertyTypeDefaultDescription
choicesarrayn/aAn array of options that the editor can select from, or a method name that returns them. See below.
labelStringn/aSets the visible label for the field in the UI
typeStringn/aSpecifies the field type (radio for this type)

Optional

PropertyTypeDefaultDescription
defVariesn/aThe default value for the field. Must be from the defined choices' values.
helpStringn/aHelp text for the content editor
htmlHelpStringn/aHelp text with support for HTML markup
ifObject{}Conditions to meet before the field is active. See the guide for details.
requiredIfObject{}Conditions to meet before the field is required. See the guide for details.
hiddenBooleanfalseIf true, the field is hidden
requiredBooleanfalseIf true, the field is mandatory
readOnlyBooleanfalseIf true, prevents the user from editing the field value

choices configuration

The choices setting in checkboxes, radio, or select fields configures the options that a user will see in the interface and the values that the server will allow in validation. The choices value is an array of objects with label and value properties.

  • value is used in the field's database value
  • label is the more human-readable version used in interfaces

Populating choices dynamically

What if the choices aren't known in advance? Then you can fetch them dynamically.

First, set the choices option to the name of a method in your module. Pass a string, the name of the method you'll implement on the server side — do not pass a function.

Second, implement that method in your module so that it takes (req, data) arguments and return an array of choices in the usual format. You may use an async function, or return a promise that will resolve to the array. That means you can reach out to APIs using modules like axios or node-fetch, or make Apostrophe database queries.

The data argument is an object containing the parent's docId for further inspection by your function.

It is usually a good idea to perform at least short-term caching in your choices method, in order to limit the impact on performance when editing.

Use in templates

Radio field data is stored as the string value property of the selected choice.

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{{ data.piece.animalType }}