Getting Started With Custom Formatting

Summary

Contains several examples of using SharePoint's custom column formatting feature to convert this...

into this...

List requirements

You will need two lists.

Middle Earth Locales

Middle Earth Locales is used as a simple lookup list.

Type	Internal Name	Display Name	Required
Single line of Text	Title	Title	True

Fellowship Members

The main list that stores information about the members of the Fellowship.

Type	Internal Name	Display Name	Required
Single line of Text	Title	Role	True
People	Member	Member	False
Choice	Race	Race	False
Multi-Choice	Weapons	Weapons	False
Number	Age	Age	False
Lookup	From	From	False

Race Choices

• Hobbit
• Human
• Dwarf
• Elf
• Ainur

Weapon Choices

• Sword
• Shield
• Dagger
• Staff
• Frying Pan
• Axe
• Bow

Samples

Solution	Author(s)
Hello World Sample - Part 1.json	Will Holland
Hello World Sample - Part 2.json	Will Holland
Age.json	Will Holland
From.json	Will Holland
Member.json	Will Holland
Race.json	Will Holland
Role.json	Will Holland
Weapons.json	Will Holland

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0	March 13, 2021	Initial release

Disclaimer

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.