Range form field type

Question

I read here that there's a new range form field type since J! 3.2 that will provide a horizontal scroll bar to specify a value in a range.

But when I opened the description page, there is no instruction how to use it.

Anybody knows how to use it?

Answer 1

When ever in doubt about Joomla's form fields, have a look at the following directory, where you will find each one.

libraries/joomla/form/fields

To get a range form field, you can use the following:

<field 
    name="range" 
    type="range" 
    default="1" 
    label="Choose a number" 
    description="" 
    min="1" 
    max="10" 
    step="1" />

The above will give you a slider ranging from 1 to 10.

Unfortunately this doesn't show you the number you have chosen on the slider, so you will be to use the onchange="" attribute or maybe override the form field.