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StringProperty

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@firecms/core / StringProperty

Defined in: types/properties.ts:355

optional clearable: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:425

Add an icon to clear the value and set it to null. Defaults to false


optional columnWidth: number

Defined in: types/properties.ts:101

Width in pixels of this column in the collection view. If not set the width is inferred based on the other configurations

BaseProperty.columnWidth


optional customProps: any

Defined in: types/properties.ts:148

Additional props that are passed to the components defined in field or in preview.

BaseProperty.customProps


dataType: "string"

Defined in: types/properties.ts:357

Datatype of the property

BaseProperty.dataType


optional defaultValue: string | null

Defined in: types/properties.ts:153

This value will be set by default for new entities.

BaseProperty.defaultValue


optional description: string

Defined in: types/properties.ts:82

Property description, always displayed under the field

BaseProperty.description


optional disabled: boolean | PropertyDisabledConfig

Defined in: types/properties.ts:121

Is this field disabled. When set to true, it gets rendered as a disabled field. You can also specify a configuration for defining the behaviour of disabled properties (including custom messages, clear value on disabled or hide the field completely)

BaseProperty.disabled


optional editable: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:159

Should this property be editable. If set to true, the user will be able to modify the property and save the new config. The saved config will then become the source of truth.

BaseProperty.editable


optional email: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:410

Does this field include an email


optional enumValues: EnumValues

Defined in: types/properties.ts:383

You can use the enum values providing a map of possible exclusive values the property can take, mapped to the label that it is displayed in the dropdown. You can use a simple object with the format value => label, or with the format value => EnumValueConfig if you need extra customization, (like disabling specific options or assigning colors). If you need to ensure the order of the elements, you can pass a Map instead of a plain object.


optional Field: ComponentType<FieldProps<string, any, any>>

Defined in: types/properties.ts:135

If you need to render a custom field, you can create a component that takes FieldProps as props. You receive the value, a function to update the value and additional utility props such as if there is an error. You can customize it by passing custom props that are received in the component.

BaseProperty.Field


optional hideFromCollection: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:106

Do not show this property in the collection view

BaseProperty.hideFromCollection


optional longDescription: string

Defined in: types/properties.ts:95

Longer description of a field, displayed under a popover

BaseProperty.longDescription


optional markdown: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:371

Should this string property be displayed as a markdown field. If true, the field is rendered as a text editors that supports markdown highlight syntax. It also includes a preview of the result.


optional multiline: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:364

Is this string property long enough so it should be displayed in a multiple line field. Defaults to false. If set to true, the number of lines adapts to the content


optional name: string

Defined in: types/properties.ts:77

Property name (e.g. Product)

BaseProperty.name


optional Preview: ComponentType<PropertyPreviewProps<string, any>>

Defined in: types/properties.ts:142

Configure how a property is displayed as a preview, e.g. in the collection view. You can customize it by passing custom props that are received in the component.

BaseProperty.Preview


optional previewAsTag: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:415

Should this string be rendered as a tag instead of just text.


optional propertyConfig: string

Defined in: types/properties.ts:90

You can use this prop to reuse a property that has been defined in the top level of the CMS in the prop fields. All the configuration will be taken from the inherited config, and overwritten by the current property config.

BaseProperty.propertyConfig


optional readOnly: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:112

Is this a read only property. When set to true, it gets rendered as a preview.

BaseProperty.readOnly


optional reference: ReferenceProperty

Defined in: types/properties.ts:433

You can use this property (a string) to behave as a reference to another collection. The stored value is the ID of the entity in the collection, and the path prop is used to define the collection this reference points to.


optional storage: StorageConfig

Defined in: types/properties.ts:389

You can specify a Storage configuration. It is used to indicate that this string refers to a path in your storage provider.


optional url: boolean | PreviewType

Defined in: types/properties.ts:405

If the value of this property is a URL, you can set this flag to true to add a link, or one of the supported media types to render a preview


optional userSelect: boolean

Defined in: types/properties.ts:399

This property is used to indicate that the string is a user ID, and it will be rendered as a user picker. Note that the user ID needs to be the one used in your authentication provider, e.g. Firebase Auth. You can also use a property builder to specify the user path dynamically based on other values of the entity.


optional validation: StringPropertyValidationSchema

Defined in: types/properties.ts:420

Rules for validating this property

BaseProperty.validation


optional widthPercentage: number

Defined in: types/properties.ts:165

A number between 0 and 100 that indicates the width of the field in the form view. It defaults to 100, but you can set it to 50 to have two fields in the same row.

BaseProperty.widthPercentage