Password field
PasswordFieldDefinition
renders a
text
field that masks input values when used only with custom actions.
Passwords can be revealed in plain text when the field is used in
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If you want to store hashed password values, you can use the field to collect the value entered by the user and delegate storing and hashing the password to an underlying user manager. The user manager may be internal or external (see the Security app for more information).
If you store a hashed value, you can no longer decode it into plain text. This is suitable when you want to authenticate the password and compare the stored hash against the hash of the password provided when logging in. If you need passwords in plain text so that they can be used to access other systems requiring authentication, you should use the Password Manager module. |
This password field definition is part of the Magnolia 6 UI framework.
The fully qualified class name is
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Example definition
password:
$type: passwordField
label: Password
required: true
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Common simple field properties
PasswordFieldDefinition
has no field-specific properties.
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required Name of the field definition item. Derived from the configured node name. Use alphanumeric characters without spaces. |
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required (unless Type of the field definition item. The value must be a fully qualified
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You can use this as a shortcut for Example class annotation
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optional Property type of the field.
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optional Converts values between the presentation (UI) and model (stored data). The property must extend
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optional, default is translated Message shown when there is an error in the conversion process. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. |
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optional Pre-filled default value displayed in the field. The value can be overwritten by the user. Use alphanumeric characters.
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optional Help text displayed when the user clicks the help icon. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. |
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optional Defines the factory class that initializes and builds the Vaadin form field. The default factory class depends on the particular field. The value must be a fully qualified class name and a subtype of
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optional Defines the binder class that applies configuration parameters from the field. |
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optional, default is Enables i18n authoring support, which allows editors to write foreign-language or regionally targeted content. For more details, see i18n in New UI Forms and Vaadin forms. |
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optional Field label displayed to editors. The value can be literal or a key of a message bundle. If you do not provide the property, Magnolia will fall back to a generated i18n key. If you do not want to have any label, set the property to an empty
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optional, default is Makes the field uneditable. |
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optional, default is Makes the field required. When
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optional, default is translated Error message shown when |
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optional Additional style information for an editor property definition item applied to the element when the form is rendered. The value can be a CSS class or a list of CSS classes separated by white spaces. The style name will be rendered as an HTML class name, which can be used in a CSS definition.
The class name is added to the field by calling the Vaadin method
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optional List of field validator definition items. Any value must be a subtype of
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i18n in New UI Forms and Vaadin forms
The rendering and behavior of internationalization (i18n) differ between the fields of the New UI Forms and the older Vaadin forms.
Fields with i18n: true
New UI Forms | Vaadin |
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No language identifier is displayed next to the field’s name. The field value you edit there and save is stored only for the selected language variant. |
A two-letter language identifier (for example, The field value you edit there and save is stored only for the selected language variant. |
Fields with i18n: false
(or not set, as false
is the default)
New UI Forms | Vaadin |
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Editing is only possible in the default language. The field is disabled in non-default language views. A globe icon is displayed next to the field. Hovering over the globe icon shows a tooltip with the following messages:
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No language identifier is displayed next to the field’s name. The field is editable. The value you enter there and save is applied to all language variants. |
Default language form views (English)

Non-default language form views (German)

You can add custom field validators to define your own password policy such as minimum length and character types. |