8.3.5 Float (std_float)
The float weblet provides a text input box control specifically configured to display and receive floating point values and includes validation logic to ensure that values entered are within the allowable range for the specified floating point size. The weblet looks like this (for clarity, the label for the input box is shown but is not part of the weblet):
The float weblet is the default visualization for floating point fields. It broadly corresponds to the <input type="text"> HTML element.