Enum: FieldType

The complete set of REDCap field types that determine how a variable is rendered and what data it accepts.

URI: [redcap_dd:FieldType](https://w3id.org/linkml/redcap-data-dictionary/FieldType) ## Permissible Values | Value | Meaning | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | text | None | Single-line text input | | notes | None | Large multi-line text area for free-text entry | | dropdown | None | Single-select dropdown menu | | radio | None | Single-select radio button group | | checkbox | None | Multi-select checkboxes | | yesno | None | Built-in Yes/No radio buttons (stored as 1/0) | | truefalse | None | Built-in True/False radio buttons (stored as 1/0) | | calc | None | Calculated field | | file | None | File upload field for attaching documents or images | | slider | None | Visual analogue scale (0-100) | | descriptive | None | Display-only field for instructional text, images, or HTML content | | sql | None | Dynamic dropdown populated by a SQL query against the REDCap database | ## Slots | Name | Description | | --- | --- | | [field_type](field_type.md) | The type of input field | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/redcap-data-dictionary ## LinkML Source

name: FieldType
description: The complete set of REDCap field types that determine how a variable
  is rendered and what data it accepts.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/redcap-data-dictionary
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  text:
    text: text
    description: Single-line text input. Can be combined with validation types (date_ymd,
      integer, number, email, etc.) and BioPortal ontology autocomplete.
  notes:
    text: notes
    description: Large multi-line text area for free-text entry.
  dropdown:
    text: dropdown
    description: Single-select dropdown menu. Requires choices to be specified in
      the choices column.
  radio:
    text: radio
    description: Single-select radio button group. Requires choices to be specified
      in the choices column.
  checkbox:
    text: checkbox
    description: Multi-select checkboxes. Requires choices. Each checkbox creates
      a separate binary variable in the export.
  yesno:
    text: yesno
    description: Built-in Yes/No radio buttons (stored as 1/0).
  truefalse:
    text: truefalse
    description: Built-in True/False radio buttons (stored as 1/0).
  calc:
    text: calc
    description: Calculated field. The calculation expression is specified in the
      choices column.
  file:
    text: file
    description: File upload field for attaching documents or images.
  slider:
    text: slider
    description: Visual analogue scale (0-100). Anchor labels are specified in the
      choices column as 'left | center | right'.
  descriptive:
    text: descriptive
    description: Display-only field for instructional text, images, or HTML content.
      Does not collect data.
  sql:
    text: sql
    description: Dynamic dropdown populated by a SQL query against the REDCap database.