Property

Description

Mobile Support

Border Width

Defines the border width in pixels according to the device's dpi.

Android and iOS

Border Color

Defines the border color.

Android and iOS

Border Focus Width

Defines the border width in pixels according to the device's dpi when the Edit control is in focus.

Android and iOS

Border Focus Color

Defines the border color when the Edit control is in focus.

Android and iOS

Corner Radius

Defines the corner radius in pixels of the control according to the device's dpi.

Platform specific: On iOS devices, for controls on a table, the controls' border and especially the corner radius will slow the table's performance.

Android and iOS

Open Picker

Defines whether the control will open the native date and time pickers. Relevant only for Edit controls with a Date or Time attribute.

Android and iOS

Open Edit Dialog

Defines whether the editing of the control will be done in a dialog box or in the control. Relevant only On Android for Edit controls with an Alpha or Unicode attribute.

Android

Default Alignment

Defines whether the control will be aligned using the device's default alignment rules or using the definition in the Horizontal Alignment property.

When this property is set to Yes:

• English text in the control will be aligned to the left and RTL text will be aligned to the right.

• The value of the Horizontal and Vertical Alignment properties will be ignored.

When this property is set No:

• The text will be aligned according to the Horizontal Alignment property's value.

Android

Hint

The text that will be used as the hint of the control. A hint is the text shown on an Edit control that is removed automatically while typing.

Exceptions: For iOS devices, hints are not supported for multi-line Edit controls.

See also:

The Rich Client Samples project (program RMO01)

How Do I Define Hints for Edit Controls on Android and iOS?

Android and iOS

Keyboard Type

Defines the keyboard type. The options are: Default, Numeric, URL, Number Pad, Phone Pad, Name Phone Pad, and Email.

• Default – The default keyboard of the device.

• Numeric – The user can enter numbers and punctuation.

• URL – The user can enter text and URIs.

• Number Pad – The user can enter numeric text and phone numbers.

• Phone Pad – The user can enter phone numbers.

• Name Phone Pad – The user can enter numeric text.

• Email – The user can enter numeric text and e-mail addresses.

See also:

The Rich Client Samples project (program RMO05)

How Do I Customize the Keyboard on Android and iOS?

Android and iOS

Keyboard Return Key

Defines the text that will appear on the return key. The options are:

• Default – The default operating system return key value (for example, Next if there is another control or Done on the last control).

• Next – Raises a Next Field internal event.

• Previous – Raises a Previous Field internal event.

• Go – Closes the keyboard and raises a Select internal event.

• Search – Closes the keyboard and raises a Select internal event.

• Done – Closes the keyboard and raises a Select internal event.

Note:

• The image or text that appears depends on the virtual keyboard that you are using.

• Go, Search and Done all have the same action, but the text that appears on the button is different.

Exceptions: This property is not supported for controls placed inside a Table control or for multi-line Edit controls.

See also:

The Rich Client Samples project (program RMO05)

How Do I Customize the Keyboard on Android and iOS?

Android and iOS

Allow Suggestions

Defines whether the suggestion text will be used. This property is supported for Alpha and Unicode fields only.

Android and iOS

Additional information

Specifies additional information related to the control on a mobile device.

For previously-used values, see Deprecated Additional Information Parameters.

Android and iOS

Since version:

2.5