From 69e8ee4f3236b81a0fa9a24532d29312e815ec5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Geller Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:04:24 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 5. Field Types (markdown) --- 5.-Field-Types.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/5.-Field-Types.md b/5.-Field-Types.md index b1b6d50..155bfca 100644 --- a/5.-Field-Types.md +++ b/5.-Field-Types.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -If you have a good understanding of the Joomla! API You will know it can build forms you can use in a component and it's done using an XML file. Joomla! Component Builder builds the XML file and places it in a location a model, view and controller can access using the Joomla! API. JCB builds the fields which you define in a view containing the fields displayed by the component. These and other terms will be defined as we proceed. Let's start start with field types. +If you have a good understanding of the Joomla! API you'll know it can build forms that can be used in a component; it's done using an XML file. Joomla! Component Builder builds the XML file and places it in a location a model, view and controller can access using the Joomla! API. JCB builds the fields which you define in a view containing the fields displayed by the component. These and other terms will be defined as we proceed. Let's start start with field types. + [01:05](https://youtu.be/OhLzvThDXls?list=PLQRGFI8XZ_wtGvPQZWBfDzzlERLQgpMRE&t=1m5s) **Field types** _Create Field Types Using basic joomla article to explain field types and their relationship within views_ A field type is needed if you are building a field. Use of field types can be seen when you create a Joomla! article. When you do the first thing you see is called a view. Scroll down a bit and you'll see a URL displaying the view View = article and it's called an article view.