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text<TFieldMeta>(options?): TextField<TFieldMeta>

Defined in: packages/core/src/fields/text/config.ts:49

Creates a text field with all defaults applied.

Text fields store short, single-line string values. Common uses: titles, names, slugs, URLs, email addresses.

Accepts TextFieldInput (all optional) and returns TextField with all defaults applied.

Defaults applied:

• label — "" (inferred from the field key by defineCollection)
• required — false
• admin.hidden — false
• admin.readOnly — false
• admin.position — "main"
• admin.width — "full"
• admin.cellAlignment — "left"

Type Parameters

TFieldMeta

TFieldMeta extends BaseFieldMeta = BaseFieldMeta

Parameters

options?

TextFieldInput<TFieldMeta>

Text field configuration. All properties are optional.

Returns

TextField<TFieldMeta>

Resolved text field definition with all defaults applied.

Example

import { text, defineCollection } from '@vexcms/core'

posts: defineCollection({
  fields: {
    // Minimal — label inferred from key ("Title")
    title: text(),

    // Required slug with length validation and a database index
    slug: text({ required: true, min: { value: 3 }, max: { value: 100 }, index: "by_slug" }),

    // Author name with a placeholder hint in the admin form
    authorName: text({
      required: true,
      admin: { width: "half", placeholder: "e.g. Jane Smith" },
    }),
  }
})

See

• TextFieldInput for the full input type
• TextField for the resolved output type