Message Fields

A message field is a form field used to send a user-entered text message to Forio Broadcast to be stored in the run. Example messages might include the user's strategy, the name of the user's team, or an explanation of a particular set of decisions.  

Message fields are not case-sensitive and can only be entered in a form.  The format is 'M_' followed by a message key.  This key is later used to retrieve the message.

For example:

 
<input type="text" name="M_team_name" value="$!Messages.get('team_name')">
 

 

or

 
<text_area name="M_our_strategy">$!Messages.get('our_strategy')</textarea>
 

 

The first will allow the user to type in a short word or phrase representing the team name.  The second allows the user to type in a longer block of text about the team strategy.

For more information on how to enter and retrieve text messages, read the following:

How to Let Users Save and Retrieve Text