HTML Element Component

 

Overview

The HTML Element component adds HTML HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the standard markup language for for achieving font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects when creating web pages. formatting into your application. In Express View Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View., you can see your HTML Elements render along with the rest of your module.

Some common examples of when to use the HTML Element component are:

  • Inserting a custom logo or image.

  • Showing a section heading or break.

  • Adding a paragraph of static text.

You'll find the HTML Element component in the Display & Layout group to the left of the Module Builder.

What You'll Learn

After completing this article, you’ll know when to use an HTML Element component, how to configure its  settings, and how to add it to an application.

About the Configuration Window

To learn more about general component settings and those that display when a component is associated with Data Models, view our General Component Settings article.

Display Panel

Formatting

A static image displaying the UDesigner HTML Element's Display settings.

Setting

Description

Tag

Set the HTML container for your content here. The HTML Tag is what you'll see inside angled brackets in traditional HTML. Common HTML tags you can use include:

  • h1: Heading 1 text.

  • p: Paragraph of text.

  • a: Basic hyperlink.

  • hr: Horizontal rule.

By default, the HTML Tag is set to p.

Content

The Content window works together with your HTML Tag. If you create a heading, enter your heading text here. The same goes for a paragraph or a basic hyperlink. What you enter here is what displays to your end-user in Express View. In traditional HTML, your content displays between your start and end tags. You can also enter additional HTML tags in the Content window. What you enter in the Tag setting field determines the default HTML tag.

To prevent security exploits, only use safe HTML tags and attributes. When configuring your HTML tags and attributes, consider the following:

  • Safe attributes for use in HTML tags: 'class', 'color', 'size', 'href', 'style', 'align', 'target', 'title', 'width', 'height', 'role', 'type', 'id', 'for', 'xmlns', 'rel', 'fill', 'frameborder', 'border', 'charset', 'tabindex', 'allow', 'valign', 'font-size', 'padding-top', 'css', 'tooltip', and 'aria-hidden'.

  • Allowed HTML tag attribute combinations that may only be used in combination with explicitly allowed HTML tags: 'src' and/or 'alt' can only be used in combination with <img>.

    'src' is only supported for older, pre-existing configurations.

  • Disallowed HTML tags that are unsafe or otherwise non-permissible: <script> is never allowed.

Default State Options

Setting

Description

Hide Element

Displays or hides the component from view. Setting the Hide Field toggle to  (ON) hides  the component in Express View. Setting the toggle to (OFF) displays the component. The component is always visible in the Module Builder.

By default, Hide Field is set to (OFF).

Advanced Panel

Additional Styling

A static image displaying the UDesigner HTML Element's Advanced settings.

Setting

Description

Custom CSS Class

Enter a Custom CSS Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for presenting how a HTML or XML document looks to end-users. Class to apply to your component. Custom CSS lets you maintain a consistent look and feel when the field or element is part of a template or multiple modules.

Updated CSS styling applies to all components that reference this custom class name.

Custom CSS Class for Container

Enter a Custom CSS Class to apply to the HTML tag you entered in the HTML Tag field.

Add Attributes

This table works together with your HTML Tag to define any relevant attributes.

Common examples include:

  • Set the href (or destination) for a hyperlink.

  • Define the src (or source URL) of an image.

Label

Each attribute has a label recognized in HTML.

For example:

  • For the destination of a hyperlink, this is your href.

  • For the source of an image, this is your src.

Value

Each attribute has a value assigned to it. For a hyperlink, this is the URL you link to. For an image, this is the address where the image exists.

Adding an HTML Element Component

In this example, use an HTML Element component to add a heading for a few Personal Information questions. Follow this configuration with two Text Field components to collect the end-user’s first and last names. Also use a Phone Number component to collect their phone number. Then, place these into columns and add a second HTML Element component to hold a horizontal rule denoting the end of the section.

These instructions assume that you have an open module saved with a title.

For this configuration, you'll need the following components:

Configure the First HTML Element Component

First, set up the section header. Add an HTML Element component that reads Personal Information and set its size to h3.

1. In the Module Builder, drag and drop an  HTML Element component onto your canvas.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter htmlPersonalInfo.
3. In the Tag field, enter h3.
4. In the Content window, enter Personal Information..
5. Click Save Component.

Configure the Columns Component

Using a Columns component, you can create containers for the components that follow. Select the pre-configured layout containing two evenly-spaced columns.

1. Drag and drop a Columns Component Icon Columns component onto your canvas, placing it below your htmlPersonalInfo HTML Element.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module.  field, enter colPersonalInfo.
3. Click Save Component.

Configure the Text Field Components

Add two Text Field components to collect your end-user’s first and last name.

1. Drag and drop two  Text Field components onto your canvas, placing one Text Field in each column of the colPersonalInfo Columns Component Icon Columns component.
2. Complete the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. and Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. as follows:

Property ID

Label Text

firstName

First Name

lastName

Last Name
3. Click Save Component for each component as you add it.

Configure the Phone Number Component

Add a Phone Number component to collect more personal information.

1. Drag and drop a Phone Number component onto your canvas, placing it below your firstName  Text Field component in the colPersonalInfo Columns Component Icon Columns component.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter phoneNumber.
3. In the Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. field, enter Phone Number.
4. Click Save Component.

Configure the Second HTML Element Component

Add a second HTML Element component to the configuration.

1. Drag and drop an  HTML Element component onto your canvas, placing it below your colPersonalInfo Columns Component Icon Columns component.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter htmlHorizontalRule.
3. In the Tag field, enter hr. This tag adds a horizontal line to your module in Express View.

A static image showing the HTML Element component, the Tag setting value is set to hr.

4. Click Save Component.
5. Save your module.

Your module looks like the following in Express View Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View.:

Resources

 

Overview

The HTML Element component adds HTML HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the standard markup language for for achieving font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects when creating web pages. formatting into your application. In Express View Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View., you can see your HTML Elements render along with the rest of your module.

Some common examples of when to use the HTML Element component are:

  • Inserting a custom logo or image.

  • Showing a section heading or break.

  • Adding a paragraph of static text.

You'll find the HTML Element component in the Display & Layout group to the left of the Module Builder.

What You'll Learn

After completing this article, you’ll know when to use an HTML Element component, how to configure its  settings, and how to add it to an application.

About the Configuration Window

To learn more about general component settings and those that display when a component is associated with Data Models, view our General Component Settings article.

Display Panel

A static image dispaying the HTML Element component's Display settings.

Formatting

Setting

Description

Tag

Set the HTML container for your content here. The HTML Tag is what you'll see inside angled brackets in traditional HTML. Common HTML tags you can use include:

  • h1: Heading 1 text.

  • p: Paragraph of text.

  • a: Basic hyperlink.

  • hr: Horizontal rule.

By default, the HTML Tag is set to p.

Content

The Content window works together with your HTML Tag. If you create a heading, enter your heading text here. The same goes for a paragraph or a basic hyperlink. What you enter here is what displays to your end-user in Express View. In traditional HTML, your content displays between your start and end tags. You can also enter additional HTML tags in the Content window. What you enter in the Tag setting field determines the default HTML tag.

To prevent security exploits, only use safe HTML tags and attributes. When configuring your HTML tags and attributes, consider the following:

  • Safe attributes for use in HTML tags: 'class', 'color', 'size', 'href', 'style', 'align', 'target', 'title', 'width', 'height', 'role', 'type', 'id', 'for', 'xmlns', 'rel', 'fill', 'frameborder', 'border', 'charset', 'tabindex', 'allow', 'valign', 'font-size', 'padding-top', 'css', 'tooltip', and 'aria-hidden'.

  • Allowed HTML tag attribute combinations that may only be used in combination with explicitly allowed HTML tags: 'src' and/or 'alt' can only be used in combination with <img>.

    'src' is only supported for older, pre-existing configurations.

  • Disallowed HTML tags that are unsafe or otherwise non-permissible: <script> is never allowed.

Default State Options

Setting

Description

Hide Element

Displays or hides the component from view. Setting the Hide Field toggle to  (ON) hides  the component in Express View. Setting the toggle to (OFF) displays the component. The component is always visible in the Module Builder.

By default, Hide Field is set to (OFF).

Advanced Panel

A static image dispaying the HTML Element component's Advanced settings.

Additional Styling

Setting

Description

Custom CSS Class

Enter a Custom CSS Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for presenting how a HTML or XML document looks to end-users. Class to apply to your component. Custom CSS lets you maintain a consistent look and feel when the field or element is part of a template or multiple modules.

Updated CSS styling applies to all components that reference this custom class name.

Custom CSS Class for Container

Enter a Custom CSS Class to apply to the HTML tag you entered in the HTML Tag field.

Add Attributes

This table works together with your HTML Tag to define any relevant attributes.

Common examples include:

  • Set the href (or destination) for a hyperlink.

  • Define the src (or source URL) of an image.

Label

Each attribute has a label recognized in HTML.

For example:

  • For the destination of a hyperlink, this is your href.

  • For the source of an image, this is your src.

Value

Each attribute has a value assigned to it. For a hyperlink, this is the URL you link to. For an image, this is the address where the image exists.

Adding an HTML Element Component

In this example, use an HTML Element component to add a heading for a few Personal Information questions. Follow this configuration with two Text Field components to collect the end-user’s first and last names. Also use a Phone Number component to collect their phone number. Then, place these into columns and add a second HTML Element component to hold a horizontal rule denoting the end of the section.

These instructions assume that you have an open module saved with a title.

For this configuration, you'll need the following components:

Configure the First HTML Element Component

First, set up the section header. Add an HTML Element component that reads Personal Information and set its size to h3.

1. In the Module Builder, drag and drop an  HTML Element component onto your canvas.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter htmlPersonalInfo.
3. In the Tag field, enter h3.
4. In the Content window, enter Personal Information..

5. Click Save & Close.

Configure the Columns Component

Using a Columns component, you can create containers for the components that follow. Select the pre-configured layout containing two evenly-spaced columns.

1. Drag and drop a Columns Component Icon Columns component onto your canvas, placing it below your htmlPersonalInfo   HTML Element.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module.  field, enter colPersonalInfo.
3. Under Formatting, click the icon displaying  (two) evenly-spaced columns.
4. Click Save & Close.

Configure the Text Field Components

Add two Text Field components to collect your end-user’s first and last name.

1. Drag and drop two  Text Field components onto your canvas, placing one Text Field in each column of the colPersonalInfo Columns Component Icon Columns component.
2. Complete the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. and Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. as follows:

Property ID

Label Text

firstName

First Name

lastName

Last Name
3. Save & Close each component as you add it.

Configure the Phone Number Component

Add a Phone Number component to collect more personal information.

1. Drag and drop a  Columns Component Icon Phone Number component onto your canvas, placing it below your firstName  Text Field component in the colPersonalInfo Columns Component Icon Columns component.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter phoneNumber.
3. In the Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. field, enter Phone Number.
4. Click Save & Close.

Configure the Second HTML Element Component

Add a second HTML Element component to the configuration.

1. Drag and drop an  HTML Element component onto your canvas, placing it below your colPersonalInfo Columns Component Icon Columns component.
2. In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter htmlHorizontalRule.
3. In the Tag field, enter hr to display a horizontal rule on the page.

4. Click Save & Close.
5. Save your module.

Your module looks like the following in Express View Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View.:

Resources