README.md

Demo and API docs

##<paper-input>

Material design: Text fields

<paper-input> is a single-line text field with Material Design styling.

<paper-input label="Input label"></paper-input>

It may include an optional error message or character counter.

<paper-input error-message="Invalid input!" label="Input label"></paper-input>
<paper-input char-counter label="Input label"></paper-input>

It can also include custom prefix or suffix elements, which are displayed before or after the text input itself. In order for an element to be considered as a prefix, it must have the prefix attribute (and similarly for suffix).

<paper-input label="total">
  <div prefix>$</div>
  <paper-icon-button suffix icon="clear"></paper-icon-button>
</paper-input>

A paper-input can use the native type=search or type=file features. However, since we can't control the native styling of the input (search icon, file button, date placeholder, etc.), in these cases the label will be automatically floated. The placeholder attribute can still be used for additional informational text.

<paper-input label="search!" type="search"
    placeholder="search for cats" autosave="test" results="5">
</paper-input>

See Polymer.PaperInputBehavior for more API docs.

Focus

To focus a paper-input, you can call the native focus() method as long as the paper input has a tab index.

Styling

See Polymer.PaperInputContainer for a list of custom properties used to style this element.

##<paper-input-char-counter>

<paper-input-char-counter> is a character counter for use with <paper-input-container>. It shows the number of characters entered in the input and the max length if it is specified.

<paper-input-container>
  <input is="iron-input" maxlength="20">
  <paper-input-char-counter></paper-input-char-counter>
</paper-input-container>

Styling

The following mixin is available for styling:

Custom property	Description	Default
--paper-input-char-counter	Mixin applied to the element	{}

##<paper-input-container>

<paper-input-container> is a container for a <label>, an <input is="iron-input"> or <iron-autogrow-textarea> and optional add-on elements such as an error message or character counter, used to implement Material Design text fields.

For example:

<paper-input-container>
  <label>Your name</label>
  <input is="iron-input">
</paper-input-container>

Do not wrap <paper-input-container> around elements that already include it, such as <paper-input>. Doing so may cause events to bounce infintely between the container and its contained element.

Listening for input changes

By default, it listens for changes on the bind-value attribute on its children nodes and perform tasks such as auto-validating and label styling when the bind-value changes. You can configure the attribute it listens to with the attr-for-value attribute.

Using a custom input element

You can use a custom input element in a <paper-input-container>, for example to implement a compound input field like a social security number input. The custom input element should have the paper-input-input class, have a notify:true value property and optionally implements Polymer.IronValidatableBehavior if it is validatable.

<paper-input-container attr-for-value="ssn-value">
  <label>Social security number</label>
  <ssn-input class="paper-input-input"></ssn-input>
</paper-input-container>

If you're using a <paper-input-container> imperatively, it's important to make sure that you attach its children (the iron-input and the optional label) before you attach the <paper-input-container> itself, so that it can be set up correctly.

Validation

If the auto-validate attribute is set, the input container will validate the input and update the container styling when the input value changes.

Add-ons

Add-ons are child elements of a <paper-input-container> with the add-on attribute and implements the Polymer.PaperInputAddonBehavior behavior. They are notified when the input value or validity changes, and may implement functionality such as error messages or character counters. They appear at the bottom of the input.

Prefixes and suffixes

These are child elements of a <paper-input-container> with the prefix or suffix attribute, and are displayed inline with the input, before or after.

<paper-input-container>
  <div prefix>$</div>
  <label>Total</label>
  <input is="iron-input">
  <paper-icon-button suffix icon="clear"></paper-icon-button>
</paper-input-container>

Styling

The following custom properties and mixins are available for styling:

Custom property	Description	Default
--paper-input-container-color	Label and underline color when the input is not focused	--secondary-text-color
--paper-input-container-focus-color	Label and underline color when the input is focused	--primary-color
--paper-input-container-invalid-color	Label and underline color when the input is is invalid	--error-color
--paper-input-container-input-color	Input foreground color	--primary-text-color
--paper-input-container	Mixin applied to the container	{}
--paper-input-container-disabled	Mixin applied to the container when it's disabled	{}
--paper-input-container-label	Mixin applied to the label	{}
--paper-input-container-label-focus	Mixin applied to the label when the input is focused	{}
--paper-input-container-label-floating	Mixin applied to the label when floating	{}
--paper-input-container-input	Mixin applied to the input	{}
--paper-input-container-underline	Mixin applied to the underline	{}
--paper-input-container-underline-focus	Mixin applied to the underline when the input is focused	{}
--paper-input-container-underline-disabled	Mixin applied to the underline when the input is disabled	{}
--paper-input-prefix	Mixin applied to the input prefix	{}
--paper-input-suffix	Mixin applied to the input suffix	{}

This element is display:block by default, but you can set the inline attribute to make it display:inline-block.

##<paper-input-error>

<paper-input-error> is an error message for use with <paper-input-container>. The error is displayed when the <paper-input-container> is invalid.

<paper-input-container>
  <input is="iron-input" pattern="[0-9]*">
  <paper-input-error>Only numbers are allowed!</paper-input-error>
</paper-input-container>

Styling

The following custom properties and mixins are available for styling:

Custom property	Description	Default
--paper-input-container-invalid-color	The foreground color of the error	--error-color
--paper-input-error	Mixin applied to the error	{}

##<paper-textarea>

<paper-textarea> is a multi-line text field with Material Design styling.

<paper-textarea label="Textarea label"></paper-textarea>

See Polymer.PaperInputBehavior for more API docs.

Validation

Currently only required and maxlength validation is supported.

Styling

See Polymer.PaperInputContainer for a list of custom properties used to style this element.

##Polymer.PaperInputAddonBehavior

Use Polymer.PaperInputAddonBehavior to implement an add-on for <paper-input-container>. A add-on appears below the input, and may display information based on the input value and validity such as a character counter or an error message.

##Polymer.PaperInputBehavior

Use Polymer.PaperInputBehavior to implement inputs with <paper-input-container>. This behavior is implemented by <paper-input>. It exposes a number of properties from <paper-input-container> and <input is="iron-input"> and they should be bound in your template.

The input element can be accessed by the inputElement property if you need to access properties or methods that are not exposed.