Field Type Values

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Overview

There are a variety of field types that you can add to your forms (Photo, Static Text, List, etc.). Each field type contains certain values that can be useful to know for advanced calculations and rule conditions within the script rules engine. These values are also reflected in the JSON data of submitted forms.
Field Type Values
The following table outlines the field types and possible values for standard FastField form submissions
Field Type
Data Type
Domain of Values
Example
Notes
Switch
Boolean
true, false
true
true=Yes, false=No
Yes / No / NA
Integer
1, 0, -1
1
1=Yes, 0=No, -1=N/A
Photo
String
N/A
73e0d68e-a648-43e9-9299-518cb81e8359.jpg
File Name of Jpg or PNG stored in Amazon S3 bucket
Numeric
Numeric (Integer or Double based on Field Definition)
Any Numeric Value
10
 
Rating
Integer
Numeric value from 1 to 10
5
 
Date/Time
String of the date and time in ISO 8601 date format
Any Valid Date
2014-01-16T15:12:56.808+00:00
 
Multi-Line Text
String
Any String Value
Text Value
 
Static Text
String
Any String Value
Text Value
 
Video
String
N/A
73e0d68e-a648-43e9-9299-518cb81e8359.m4v
File Name of Jpg or PNG stored in Amazon S3 bucket
Audio
String
N/A
73e0d68e-a648-43e9-9299-518cb81e8359.caf
File Name of Jpg or PNG stored in Amazon S3 bucket
Formatted Input
String
String value formatted to mask
555-55-5555
 
Signature
String
N/A
73e0d68e-a648-43e9-9299-518cb81e8359.jpg
File Name of Jpg or PNG stored in Amazon S3 bucket
Computed
Double
Any Numeric Value
25.25
 
Subform
Array of sub-form key value property Objects
Any array that contains sub-form key value property Objects
See Example Below
 
List / Option List
String
Array
See Example Below
 
Location Selector
Location Object
N/A
See Example Below
 
Subform Value Example:
"subform_1": [
{
    "name": "john",
    "phone": "555-555-5555"
},
{
    "name": "jim",
    "phone": "555-555-5555"
}]
List Selector Value Example:
"interests" : [ 
    "Arts & Entertainment", 
    "Autos & Vehicles", 
    "Books & Literature"
]
Location Selector Example:
"location_of_review" : {
    "horizontal_accuracy" : 0,
    "vertical_accuracy" : 0,
    "longitude" : 0,
    "latitude" : 0
}

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