Drop-down Menu: Dynamic Select

The drop-down menu is a clear method of showing a list of data, allowing users to pick their choice from the list. This field can be categorized into two types based on the choice of selection types offered.

Note:

For optimum results configure dynamic_select field only when the search results are more than 100. Incase of results lesser than 100, use the select field.

Attribute Name	Data Type	Description
type*	string Value should be dynamic_select	The type of input field. For dynamic drop-down menu type must be dynamic_select
placeholder*	string (100)	Sample field value displayed to the user that describes the expected value of the input field.
name*	string (50)	A unique identifier for the field. On form submission, the value defined for this key will be available in the function associated with the form. Note: Allowed characters are alphabets (lowercase and uppercase), numbers, underscore (_) and hyphen (-). a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _, -
hint	string (100)	Provides a brief description of the field's purpose and the expected input.
label*	string (50)	The field's display name.
mandatory	boolean	Defines if the field's requisite is mandatory or not. Default value considered is true
options*	array	An array of JSON objects following the structure label and value. This attribute will be considered only when the data source is list. Max no of elements - 100 { label : $label, (Maximum allowed characters: 100)* value : $value (Maximum allowed characters: 100)* thumbnail: $url (Maximum allowed characters: 500) } (or) { options : [ { $label, $value, $thumbnail } ] } ⓘ Note: 1. Allowed characters for "value" are alphabets (lowercase and uppercase), numbers, underscore (_), hyphen (-), at (@), hash (#), period (.) and colon (:) a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _, -, @, #, ., : 2. The first level of options can have another set of options. An array of JSON object following the structure label and value. This attribute will be considered only when the datasource is list. Max no of elements - 100
value	string	Provide a default input for the field by giving the value of any drop-down list item. Note: The value provided must match the value fields of any drop-down menu item.
multiple	boolean	Define if your drop-down should be a single select or multi select field. For all multi select fields, multiple should be set as true.
max_selections	integer Maximum selections: 10	Defines the number of options that a user can choose from the drop-down. Note: Value for this field defaults to 1 in case of single select drop-downs.
refresh_cutoff	integer Default: 5	The number of drop-down items to be populated when the search results are less than this count.

Syntax


{
  "type": "dynamic_select",
  "name": "",
  "label": "",
  "hint": "",
  "placeholder": "",
  "mandatory": true, //default value is set as true
  "value": "",
  "options": [
  
    {
      "label": "",
      "value": "",
      "thumbnail":""
    }
  ]
}