Files are saved as entities and managed by Drupal. ManagedFile ( #type => 'managed_file'): Provides an AJAX/progress aware widget for uploading and saving a file.MachineName ( #type => 'machine_name'): Provides a machine name form element that consists of a textfield for human readable input, and another textfield that automatically generates a machine name based on the input.LanguageSelect ( #type => 'language_select'): Provides a form element for selecting a language.LanguageConfiguration( #type => 'language_configuration'): Defines an element for language configuration for a single field.Item ( #type => 'item'): Provides a display-only form element with an optional title and description.ImageButton ( #type => 'image_button'): Provides a form element for a submit button with an image.Hidden ( #type => 'hidden'): Provides a form element for an HTML 'hidden' input element.File ( #type => 'file'): Provides a form element for uploading a file.EntityAutocomplete ( #type => 'entity_autocomplete'): Provides an entity autocomplete form element.Email ( #type => 'email'): Provides a form input element for entering an email address.Datetime ( #type => 'datetime'): Provides a datetime element.Datelist ( #type => 'datelist'): Provides a datelist element which consists of a set of select elements pre-configured for choosing a date.Date ( #type => 'date'): Provides a form element for date selection.Color ( #type => 'color'): Provides a form element for choosing a color.Checkboxes ( #type => 'checkboxes'): Provides a form element for a set of checkboxes.Checkbox ( #type => 'checkbox'): Provides a form element for a single checkbox.Button ( #type => 'button'): Provides an action button form element.

Provide a reference page for quickly finding information about available form element types. See examples of the most common element typesīy the end of this tutorial you should be able to discover the different types of elements you can add to a $form array and find usage examples for each.

Find a list of all available input element types, additional documentation and usage examples.

Define what FormElements are and how they relate to the Render API.

But how can you know what elements exist? Where do you find information about what Render API properties each element uses? This includes one for every standard HTML5 input element, and some Drupal-specific ones that encapsulate more complex interactions like uploading files. Drupal core provides a couple dozen different input #type elements that can be added to forms.

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