.. index:: single: Forms; Fields; TextType TextType Field ============== The TextType field represents the most basic input text field. +-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Rendered as | ``input`` ``text`` field | +-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Inherited | - `attr`_ | | options | - `data`_ | | | - `disabled`_ | | | - `empty_data`_ | | | - `error_bubbling`_ | | | - `error_mapping`_ | | | - `help`_ | | | - `help_attr`_ | | | - `help_html`_ | | | - `label`_ | | | - `label_attr`_ | | | - `label_format`_ | | | - `mapped`_ | | | - `required`_ | | | - `row_attr`_ | | | - `trim`_ | +-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Overridden | - `compound`_ | | options | | +-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Parent type | :doc:`FormType ` | +-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Class | :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Extension\\Core\\Type\\TextType` | +-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/_debug_form.rst.inc Inherited Options ----------------- These options inherit from the :doc:`FormType `: .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/attr.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/data.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/disabled.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/empty_data.rst.inc :end-before: DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER From an HTTP perspective, submitted data is always a string or an array of strings. So by default, the form will treat any empty string as null. If you prefer to get an empty string, explicitly set the ``empty_data`` option to an empty string. .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/empty_data.rst.inc :start-after: DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/error_bubbling.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/error_mapping.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/help.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/help_attr.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/help_html.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/label.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/label_attr.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/label_format.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/mapped.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/required.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/row_attr.rst.inc .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/trim.rst.inc Overridden Options ------------------ .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/compound_type.rst.inc