Content guidance: exposed after
The exposed after pattern is used in forms to show additional questions after a user has answered an initial set of questions. This limits the number of questions shown to help prevent users from feeling overwhelmed.
Display question as normal.
If the answer selected has a follow up question display the additional question(s).
You can see how the exposed after pattern works in storybook.
Use the exposed after pattern when:
- follow up questions are only pertinent to certain previous answers.
- follow up questions are different for certain answers.
- the initial question is a radio button, checkbox or dropdown form field.
- Do not use the exposed after pattern when the initial question is a free form text field.
This pattern is not included in the Canada.ca Design System. We created the pattern from components in the Extended Design System.