---
title: "Any Field"
description: "Learn about the versatile 'Any' field and its properties, schema, and options for dynamic web forms. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/forms/fields/any"
---

# Any Field

The `any` field.

### Properties

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Any |
| Description | Any field. |
| JSON Schema Type(s) | any |
| Field Type | [any](/documentation/gitana/4.0/forms/fields/any.md) |
| Base Field Type | control |

### Schema

| Property | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| enum | array |  | List of specific values for this property |

### Options

| Property | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| name | string |  | Field Name. |
| showMapOnLoad | boolean |  |  |
| sort | function |  | Defines an f(a,b) sort function for the array of enumerated values \[{text, value}\]. This is used to sort enum and optionLabels as well as results that come back from any data sources (for select and radio controls). By default the items are sorted alphabetically. Don't apply any sorting if false. |
| validateAddress | boolean | true | Enable address validation if true |

## Example 1

Text field will be rendered for any data type if options parameter is not provided for the actual control field type. Check out [Combo Field Example](/documentation/gitana/4.0/forms/fields/address.md) for how to render any data type with user specified control field.

## Example 2

The Any field rendered in a display-only mode.