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HTML5 validation not playing nicely with decimal numbers #4429
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So- create a number field, set the type to decimal. Make a decimal. html 5 validation will object.
If the type = number? It's just not liking it.
Weirdly- a text field set to either number OR decimal does just fine with a decimal, but that's because the type in those cases is still text.
And I think we need to clarify in the docs the difference between a number field and a decimal field- for both text and decimal. But in a text field, it saves decimals ok, but drops the trailing zero if there is one.
Also note- if you switch back and forth between text and number types, the db doesn't always change. So don't test that way.
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intoeetive commentedon Aug 24, 2024
So technically this is correct - as the step is not set, the HTML Number input defaults step to 1 : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/number#step
However it makes a sense if I switch the field type to "decimal" that I want some decimals. I'm submitting a PR that's setting default 2 digits after period if step is empty but the type is decimal
The difference with the text field as it's using
textHTML inputResolved #4429 where setting Number input to decimal did not allow de…
robinsowell commentedon Aug 26, 2024
Man- I totally missed that the 'step' was in play! I agree- I'd still expect it to allow decimals regardless, but I should have spotted that!
Merge pull request #4435 from ExpressionEngine/bug/7.x/decimal-valida…