Forms overview

All field types on one page — `/demo/form-components`.

static form(form: FormBuilder) {
  return form.schema([
    Section.make('Basics').schema([
      TextInput.make('name').required(),
    ]),
  ])
}

Resources declare a form() builder. The Adonis host renders create/edit, hydrates payloads via the field registry, and validates required fields.

Shared field API

All field builders extend FormComponent:

Common methods

Method	Description
.label(text)	Field label in the UI.
.required()	Mark required on create/edit.
.helperText(text)	Help text below the control.
.default(value)	Default state when creating a record.
.hiddenOnForm() / .hiddenOnDetail()	Hide on create/edit or show view.
.columnSpan(n) / .columnSpanFull()	Grid span inside Section/Grid layouts.
.live()	Re-render the form when this field changes.

Browse each field type in the sidebar, or see Schema layouts.