text_input

Displays a single-line text input widget and maps its value to the backend as a string.

Basic use

frontend (html+django)backend (python)

{% text_input name="my_input" %}

from simmate.website.core_components.components import DynamicFormComponent

class ExampleView(DynamicFormComponent):
    my_input = "some default value"

Parameters

Parameter	Description
name	The unique name or identifier for the input field. This should match the name of your class attribute in the backend. Type: str, Default: —
label	The display label for the input field. If not provided, the name may be used as the label. Type: str, Default: None
show_label	Whether to display the label alongside the input field. Type: bool, Default: True
help_text	Optional helper text to be shown alongside the input field. Type: str, Default: None
placeholder	The placeholder text to display when input field is empty. Type: str, Default: "Type value..."
max_length	The maximum number of characters allowed in the input field. Type: int, Default: None
disabled	If True, the input field will be rendered as disabled and not editable. Type: bool, Default: False
defer	Whether to defer processing or submission of the input value. Type: bool, Default: True