Types
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Each row in the survey sheet must have a type that will define how the row will be interpreted when imported in ngSurvey. Below are the ngSurvey supported types you can use:
text Free text entry. Use multiline for comment box.
integer Whole number input.
decimal Decimal number input.
select_one Select a single choice from a list. The choices must be defined in the sheet.
select_multiple Select multiple choices from a list. The choices must be defined in the sheet.
date Date input (calendar selection).
time Time input.
datetime Combined date and time input.
calculate Performs a calculation based on other fields. The result is not shown to the user.
note Displays static text or a message without requiring any input from the user.
geopoint Collects GPS coordinates from a map.
image Allows users to capture or upload an image.
audio Allows users to record or upload audio.
video Allows users to capture or upload a video.
acknowledge Displays a toggle (checkbox) that users must check to acknowledge something.
file Allows the user to upload a file of any type (e.g., PDF, DOCX).
range Numeric slider input. You can configure minimum, maximum, and step values.
begin_group Starts a group of either related questions on a same page or related answers to one question. To define a group that will be a page set the appeareance attribute to field-list.
end_group Ends a group that was started with begin_group