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Published Jun. 30, 2025

"Cannot use import statement outside a module" JS error with a custom form field type

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Daniel Carrillo Broeder

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Issue

  • After creating a new form field type (e.g. blade create -t form-field ...) or upgrading a custom form field type to a newer version, a JavaScript error is displayed in the console when dragging the field in the Form editor.
  • Uncaught SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Environment

  • Quarterly Release 2024.Q2+

Resolution

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