Beginning Drupal 8

Chapter 5 ■ Content Types
Figure 5-24. Completing the settings for the check box field
After completing the field settings for the Assistance field, you must then instruct Drupal to render
this field as “Check boxes/radio buttons.” Click the “Manage form display” tab at the top of the content edit
form and change the widget type value from “Select list” to “Check boxes/radio buttons,” and click the Save
button. To see the result of adding this field, click one of the “Add content” links and add a new event. The
new check box field will appear as shown in Figure 5-25.
Figure 5-25. The list of check boxes for the Event content type’s Assistance field
Select Lists
Select lists are often called drop-down lists. To demonstrate select lists, let’s create a new field for the Event
content type that lists whether the event is a concert, a play, or a lecture. Creating a select list is similar to
creating the previous field types covered. On the “Manage fields” page for the Event content type, click the
“Add field” button. Select “List (text)” for the field type (refer to Figure 5-17) and enter “Type of Event” in the
Label field. After setting these values, click the “Save and continue” button to proceed with the definition of
your new select list field.
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