Rating field

The Rating field allows a user to express their opinion on a visual scale. It is used to gather feedback on products, services, experiences, or other items that require subjective evaluation.

This page contains a detailed description of the field properties and JavaScript samples which you can use with this field.

Common Properties

Airtable Field	General	Title
Name	Title	Width
Title	Layout	Font
Type	Read-only	Wrap
	Required
	Description
	Class
	Style

Rating Properties

Here you can find properties specifically related to the Rating field.

Symbol

Customize the appearance of the rating scale symbols:

Size: Specify the desired size of the rating symbols in pixels
Color: Choose a color for the symbols using the color picker or by entering a Hex color code. If left blank, the symbols will be orange.
Icon: Select the icon for the rating scale: star, heart. You can set a custom icon with the code.

JavaScript framework

In this section, you can find basic examples of how to work with the field using JavaScript.

For more examples, check out Working with form fields in JavaScript article. If you are not familiar with the JavaScript framework, get started with the JavaScript basics.

Note

The field is only accessible once the form is rendered, so all calls to the field must be inside fd.rendered event:

fd.rendered(() => {
    // access the field's value and print in the browser's console
    console.log(fd.field('Field1').value);
});

Get or set field value

The field value is stored as an integer. Get or set the Rating field value:

// get field value
fd.field('Field1').value;

// set field value
fd.field('Field1').value = 2;

Handle change event

Execute a function when a field value has been changed:

fd.field('Field1').$on('change', value => {
    // log changes to browser's console
    console.log('New value: ' + value);
});

Make field required

Make a field required or optional:

// make field required
fd.field('Field1').required = true;

// make field not required
fd.field('Field1').required = false;

Disable field

Make a field non-editable. The field value can still be changed with JavaScript and saved:

// disabled field
fd.field('Field1').disabled = true;

// enable field
fd.field('Field1').disabled = false;

Get HTML element

Access HTML element inside the field in order to modify it, hide it, or do something else.

// access field's control
let htmlField = fd.field('Field1').$el;

// access field's block, which includes title and control
let htmlFullField = fd.field('Field1').$parent.$el;

Hide field

Hide a field from a user. The field value can still be accessed and changed with JavaScript:

// hide field
fd.field('Field1').hidden = true;

// show field
fd.field('Field1').hidden = false;

Get or set symbol settings

Symbol settings are stored as an object. Get or set symbol settings:

// get symbol settings as an object
fd.field('Field1').symbol;

// set symbol settings
fd.field('Field1').symbol = {
   size: 40,
   color: 'red',
   character: '☆'
};