HTML Element Component

 

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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 you 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

TIP  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>.

    NOTE  '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

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

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

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.

NOTE  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  Columns Component Icon 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 Columns Component Icon 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  Columns Component Icon 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 you 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.:

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