# Tags

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### Using the Tags field with [Spatie Laravel tags](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-tags)

```php
protected function fields()
{
    return [
        Tags::make('Tags')//The field expects a comma separated array.
            ->default($this->model->exists ? $this->model->tags()->pluck('name') : [])
            ->relation() //save the items with saveFoo() hook, se below
            ->deferEntangle(false);
            //->errorMsg(...)->help(...)->placeholder(...) //default in translation files
            //->rules(...); //applied to each tag, default = 'string|alpha_num|between:3,25'
    ];
}
```

### Save the tags

If your tags are a relationship, you probably want to save the data [manually](/tall-forms/concept/manually-saving-data.md).

```php
protected function saveTags($validated_array)
{
    //example; remove duplicates, ucfirst on each array item
    $cleaned = array_map('ucfirst', array_unique($validated_array));
    //Spatie sync tags
    $this->model->syncTags($cleaned);
}
```

### �Translation files

The default values for some slots are in the [translation](/tall-forms/installation/manual-installation/localisation.md) files

```
->errorMsg(...)->help(...)->placeholder(...)
```

## Headless

Component

```php
public array $tagsDefault = [];
public array $tags = [];

//protected $rules = [ ... ];

public function mount(?User $user)
{
    $this->mount_form($user);
    $this->tagsDefault = $this->model->exists ? $this->model->tags()->pluck('name') : []
}

protected function submit() { ... validate, sync model tags }

public function render() { ... render the view }
```

blade view

```html
<form wire:submit.prevent="submit">

    <x-tall-tags :field="Tags::blade('Tags')->default($tagsDefault)" />
    
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
    
</form>
```


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