FormControl
FormControl [assoc,struct]
represents an editable form in a notebook, with structure specified by struct and current values specified by assoc.
FormControl [Dynamic [x],struct]
represents a form in a notebook in which current values are given by the dynamically updated value of x.
Details
- The structure struct can be specified as in FormObject or can be a complete FormObject […] expression.
- Values in the displayed form can be edited without affecting values in FormControl […]. The values in FormControl […] are updated only when the Submit button is clicked.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (2)
Dynamically update a variable using a FormControl :
Use the full FormObject specification for better control over the appearance of the FormControl :
Scope (1)
The first argument of FormControl does not need to be a Dynamic expression:
But if the first argument is not an association with the right keys, the FormControl will not render:
Properties & Relations (2)
Manipulate automatically uses FormControl when given a FormObject :
You can use ControlType to specify FormControl for a given field in Manipulate :
See Also
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Make Forms with Sliders and Other Controls
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2016), FormControl, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FormControl.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2016. "FormControl." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FormControl.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2016). FormControl. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FormControl.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_formcontrol, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FormControl}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FormControl.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-April-2025 ]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_formcontrol, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FormControl}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FormControl.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-April-2025 ]}