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InputField—Wolfram Documentation

InputField[]

represents a blank editable input field.

InputField[x]

represents an editable input field that currently contains the expression x.

InputField[Dynamic[x]]

takes the contents of the input field to be the dynamically updated current value of x, with the value of x being reset if new contents are entered.

InputField[x,String]

represents an input field whose contents are taken to be a string.

InputField[x,Number]

represents an input field whose contents are taken to be a number.

InputField[x,type]

represents an input field whose contents are taken to be of the specified type.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Dynamically update the variable via the InputField:

Restrict the input to a specific type:

Scope  (2)

Use to move between input fields:

The input field will not be updated if the input is not of the specified type:

Options  (16)

Appearance  (1)

BaselinePosition  (1)

BaseStyle  (1)

ContentPadding  (1)

Create an input field that is exactly as tall as its contents:

ContinuousAction  (2)

By default, variables are not continuously updated:

Setting ContinuousAction makes variable updates whenever a change is made to the input:

Enabled  (2)

By default, InputField is enabled:

By setting Enabled->False, the field is disabled but visible in its current state:

FieldCompletionFunction  (1)

Create an input field that offers completions of all matching System` functions:

FieldHint  (1)

Display a prompt in an empty input field:

FieldHintStyle  (1)

Display the field hint in a different color:

FieldMasked  (1)

Create a password-style input field:

FieldSize  (1)

Alter the field width:

Adjust the height and width:

FrameMargins  (1)

Set a large internal margin for an input field:

ImageMargins  (1)

Add margins outside the input field:

ImageSize  (1)

Set the width of the field:

Set the overall size of the field:

Applications  (1)

Properties & Relations  (1)

Possible Issues  (4)

InputField will remain unevaluated if the expression does not match the type:

Use a cleared Dynamic variable to create an empty input field that only accepts numbers:

Null indicates no value in an input field of style Boxes:

The box representation of the symbol Null is the string "Null":

Null in an Expression style input field produces an empty result:

Wolfram Research (2007), InputField, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InputField.html (updated 2016).

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), InputField, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InputField.html (updated 2016).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "InputField." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InputField.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). InputField. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InputField.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_inputfield, author="Wolfram Research", title="{InputField}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InputField.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-February-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_inputfield, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={InputField}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InputField.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-February-2026]}