Selection controls
This section covers selection control elements, that lets you set up input elements with predefined options
Selection control elements are input elements that let your users make a choice from a preselected set of options. This ranges from a simple yes/no answer to picking one or more records from the database or other data sources.
Checkbox
The Checkbox element is the most basic selection control element which simply returns a yes or a no depending on whether the box is checked or not.
Radio button
The Radio button element is similar to the checkbox, but allows you to add more than one option. You can set up a static list of text options (in the example below we have used the texts Option 1, Option 2 and Option 3) or you can fetch a list of Things from the database and display one of their fields as the label.
Dropdown
The Dropdown element, similarly to the Radio button element lets you give your users one choice out of a selection of texts or from the database.
Searchbox element
The search box element lets you set up a flexible text search for database records. The element looks like a regular input field but quickly and dynamically returns search results as the user types.
Note: Each time you type or change a character in the search box element, it triggers a fresh database query. While this ensures a rapid search response, it's worth remembering that each query consumes some workload. To learn more about workload management, refer to our article series linked below. Article series: Pricing and workload
Slider input
The Slider input element lets your users select a numerical value out of a range. You can set a minimum and a maximum value and the value of each step.
Multiselect dropdown
The Multiselect dropdown element lets your users select multiple choices from a list of texts or records from the database. They choose the item from a dropdown list or search for them by typing.
The element returns a list of whichever type of data you specify.
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