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Choice control

The Choice control can be used to make a single or multiple selection on a form.

This control is supported in Nintex Mobile, except for noted fields.

Control settings

Following are the fields and options visible in the control settings dialog box for this form control.

Note: Several settings allow selection of Yes, No, or Expression. Selecting Expression allows you to construct a formula from reference tokens and functions. The expression must resolve to a Yes/No value at runtime to be valid. If the expression does not resolve to a Yes/No value, it will revert to the default.

Note: For information about the control properties tab in the Nintex Forms ribbon, see Control properties tab.

Section	Field	Description	Nintex Mobile
General	Name	The name of the control. The name is used for comparison validation and other control references.	Yes
	Title (Responsive Forms Designer only)	Title of the control. The title is displayed as the label for the control.	Yes
	Description (Responsive Forms Designer only)	Description of the control. The description displays additional information or instructions for the control.	Yes
	Connected to	The field to bind the input control to. For more information, see Connect controls to fields.	Yes
	Display format	Select the type of choice control to display. (Option buttons / Checkbox / List / Drop down)	Yes
	Choices	Enter the choices to be displayed.	Yes
	Default value source	Select whether the default value will be inherited from the column definition or whether another specified value will be used.
	Default value	Set a default value for the control. If a control is connected to a SharePoint list column, enter the value or expression value to override the Choice default specified in the SharePoint column.	Yes
	Render as buttons	When Display Format is set to Options Buttons (also known as "radio buttons" this allows the control to be rendered as styled buttons which can appear like tabs. By using this option with Rules a basic tab-like interface can be built on your form.	No
	Arrange choices	Items can be arranged across then down or down then across.	Yes
	Number of columns	Number of columns to use to display the specified choices.	Yes
	Column alignment	Align the choices in fixed columns or allow them to float.	Yes
Appearance	Visible	Hide or show the control at runtime.	Yes
	Enabled	Enable the control to receive user input at run time.	Yes
Formatting (Classic Forms Designer only)	Control CSS class	The CSS class to apply to the inner elements of the control.	No
	CSS class	The CSS class to apply to the control. This is used to apply advanced styling options. The Custom CSS class is defined in Form Settings (refer to Form and Layout settings).	No
	Border	Draws a line along the select border of the control.	No
	Border Style	The style of the border.	No
	Border Width (Pixels)	The width of the border in pixels.	No
	Border Color	The color of the border. This can either be a HEX code or a named color that is supported by html.	No
	Padding Width (Pixels)	The amount of padding in pixels that will appear between the top, left and right border and the inner control.	No
Validation	Required	The form will not submit unless this control is completed correctly. If Yes is selected: Required error message: The error message to display when the required field is not specified.	Yes
	Data Type	The data type to convert to during validation.	No
	Use custom validation	Enables the value entered into the control to be validated by a JavaScript function. If Yes is selected: Custom validation function: Specify the JavaScript function name for the client side custom validation. Note: The JavaScript function is to be specified in the Custom JavaScript section within the form's Settings. Custom error message: The error message to display when an invalid value is entered. Note: Custom JavaScript is available in the Classic Forms Designer only.	No
Advanced	Help text	Text that will be displayed to the user as a tooltip to guide the completion of the form.	No
	Control Mode	Force control to be in Edit mode, Display mode, or set to Auto.	No
	Store Client ID in JavaScript variable	A JavaScript Variable will be created that references the Client ID of this control. If Yes is selected: Client ID JavaScript variable name: The name of the variable to store the Client ID in. Note: Custom JavaScript is available in the Classic Forms Designer only.	No
	Resize at runtime	Allow the control to dynamically adjust its size, and adjust the form length and position of other controls accordingly.	No
	Allow semicolon in choices	Determines how the semicolon character is interpreted when rendering choices in the published form, regardless of configuration source (connected field or Choices in control configuration). Choose one of the following options. No (default): Splits choices when encountering the semicolon character in a choice value. For example, renders “Red;Dot” as “Red” and “Dot” (two choices). Yes: Leaves choice as-is when encountering the semicolon character; interprets the semicolon as part of the given choice. For example, renders “Red;Dot” as “Red;Dot” (one choice, same as configured). Note: This option is not supported if the control is connected to a workflow variable of the type Choice.	No

Choice control

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