String Input (legacy)

This node is part of the legacy Quick Form nodes and will be deprecated soon. The replacement for this node can be found in the configuration/widget nodes. For more information on these new nodes see this blog post.

Outputs a string flow variable with a given value. The value can also be controlled from a quick form (web port).

The node supports custom CSS styling. You can simply put CSS rules into a single string and set it as a flow variable 'customCSS' in the node configuration dialog. You will find the list of available classes and their description on our documentation page.

Options

Label: A descriptive label that will be shown in, for instance the web port.
Description: Some lines of description that will be shown in the remote control form, for instance by means of a tooltip.
Hide in Dialog: If the setting should be hidden in the sub node dialog.
Variable Name: Variable identifier.
Parameter Name: Parameter identifier for external parameterization (e.g. batch execution).
Editor type: Single-line editor supports only one line text data and is represented with a text input component. It also comes with a validation based on regular expressions.
Multi-line editor supports many lines of text data and is represented with a text area component. Its sizes can be parameterized (see the options below) and the scroll bar will automatically appear, if the text is too long.
Multi-line editor width: The width of the editor in number of characters per line. Multi-line editor only.
Multi-line editor height: The height of the editor in number of text lines. Multi-line editor only.
Regular Expression: Regular expression defining valid values. Single-line editor only.
Validation Error Message: Message that will be shown if one of the values is not valid. The character ? will be replaced by the invalid value. Single-line editor only.
Common Regular Expressions: A set of regular expression templates for common inputs. With the assign button you assign the regular expression and the corresponding error message to be the current settings. Single-line editor only.
Default Value: The value that is selected by default.

Input Ports

This node has no input ports

Output Ports

: Variable output with the given variable defined.

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Views

Interactive View: String input: Input a string.

Workflows

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension KNIME Quick Forms from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.3

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland

Plugin version: 5.3.3.v202410291554

On NodePit since: 2024-07-09

Last update: 2024-11-20

KNIME versions: Since v3.6

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