Inputfield without Fieldtype or db data

[Adam Kiss]

Hello, just a quick question:

Is it possible to create inputfield without any db data? I'd like to create a field, that would take place in administration, but wouldn't actually have any data; it would just include some Javascript and show shortcuts to run it (read: I need multiple 'default' values and easy way to switch between them)

Hope it makes sense,

Adam

[apeisa]

Sure.

[Adam Kiss]

Antti, how would I do it? I need to base it on some fieldtype, don't I?

[apeisa]

Well, you technically only need inputfield, since that is responsible on what is shown on admin. But it would feel wrong to use textfield or any other data containing field, so I would probably create corresponding dummy fieldtype also.

[Martijn Geerts]

Think Fieldtype Concat will help you out.

Only fieldtypes stores data in DB, not their fields. So I think when you look at The above Fieldtype lots of questions will be solved.

[Adam Kiss]

Well, thank you both! I solved it a different way, afterall, but this will sure come in handy in the future.

[pwired]

This is an interesting topic. Using fields in the administration without db data

but holding custom js or css that you can call in your webpages.

Apeisa: how do you create an input field with a dummy field type

Adamkiss: how did you solve it ?

[apeisa]

Pwired:take a look concat field above. Similar, but even without the concentrate string returned.

[Adam Kiss]

I just created JSModule (or ModuleJS), which includes custom JS into the page load, and my Javascript modified the DOM, inserted the correct buttons and set callback for them.

It would be somewhat more elegant, if I had the buttons that do stuff already included as a field, but this works as well, although the hooking code (I am inserting some shortcuts into each item of repeater field) is somewhat ugly.

[pwired]

Thanks for your replies, this is one of the open parts of PW where I still have to learn how to use it.