A field plug-in for encoding data as a scannable QR code. This field plug-in can be used to share a link from SurveyCTO Collect with anyone with a camera phone or to encode and transfer data to open forms in SurveyCTO Collect on other devices using the barcode field type. This field plug-in works with the text field type.
This field plug-in has the following features:
- Encode data as a QR code
Supply either a static or dynamic value as the code to display as a QR code. - Display an error if not configured correctly
If no value is supplied, a helpful error is shown, alerting the form tester that the field plug-in has not been correctly configured.
Not applicable. This field plug-in does not collect data.
Warning: For this reason, never make a text field with this field plug-in applied required in a form design.
To use this field plug-in as is:
- Download the sample form from this repository.
- Download the qr-code.fieldplugin.zip file from this repository.
- Deploy the sample form with the field plug-in as an optional media attachment.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
code |
The value to be encoded as a QR code. You can specify a static value or use a field value reference (e.g., ${respondent_data}) to supply a dynamic value. An error message will be displayed if no code value is supplied. |
| Feature / Property | Support |
|---|---|
| Supported field type(s) | text |
| Default values | No |
| Constraint message | NA |
| Required message | NA |
| Read-only | NA |
| media:image | No |
| media:audio | No |
| media:video | No |
numbers appearance |
NA |
numbers_decimal appearance |
NA |
numbers_phone appearance |
NA |
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Developer documentation
Instructions and resources for developing your own field plug-ins.
https://github.com/surveycto/Field-plug-in-resources -
User documentation
How to get started using field plug-ins in your SurveyCTO form.
https://docs.surveycto.com/02-designing-forms/03-advanced-topics/06.using-field-plug-ins.html