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Properties

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ð Size and Coordinates

Left

Specifies the left (horizontal) ordinate pixel of the object

Top

Specifies the top (vertical) ordinate pixel of the object

Width

Specifies the object width, in pixels  

Height

Specifies the object height, in pixels

Align

Specifies the alignment of the object. The options are:

None - Object can be moved anywhere because it is not aligned to the parent object

Client - Aligns itself to the available client area by expanding to fill the parent object that it is in

Left - Aligns itself to the left side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent height

Right - Aligns itself to the right side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent height

Top - Aligns itself to the top side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent width

Bottom - Aligns itself to the bottom side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent width

 

ð Hint

Value which will display when the object is hovered over by the mouse cursor

 

ð Background Color and Font

Color

Specifies the background color of the object

AaBbYyZz

Specifies the font style, size and color for the object

 

ð Text Alignment

Specifies the justification of the text within the object. The options are:

Left - Text is left justified

Center - Text is center justified

Right - Text is right justified

 

ð Variable

Choose the variable whose value will appear in the object from the list of currently defined variables

 

ð Attributes

Read Only

Restricts the user from making any changes to the current value. The field is still part of the tab order.

Tab Stop

Determines whether or not field is part of tab order and user is able to land on this field

Autosize

Object will shrink or stretch automatically based on value displayed

Autoselect

Specifies that entire field will be selected (highlighted) when user land on this field

Hide Selection

Use Hide Selection to specify whether the user is given visual feedback about the current selection

Recalc Form Variables

Recalculates form variables, defined within the Expression Builder, when focus is shifted away from the object

Show Hint

Displays the defined hint

Validate Data Type

Specifies if the data type value is validated when exiting the field

Password Character

Specifies the character that will display as a mask to the actual data

 

ð Component ID

Unique identifier used when passing property parameters in statements

VarEdit_Props