Text-Based Edit Control Properties (Magic xpa 4.x)
The Text-Based Edit Control properties are as follows:
|
Model
|
The model that is associated with the selected control.
You can inherit or disinherit the properties listed for the control. Disinherited property values are not updated when the model is updated.
You can also view the Text-based Form properties by clicking the magnifying glass icon.
|
|
Model Name
|
The name of the selected model.
|
|
Print Attribute
|
The print attribute for the control taken from the Print Attribute repository.
The control will be colored with the color defined in the selected print attribute. The color will not be printed. It only serves as a visual indicator of the usage of print attributes.
|
|
Visible
|
Specifies whether the control will be visible to the user.
|
|
Horizontal Alignment
|
The horizontal alignment of text in the control. The valid values are: Left, Right, and Center.
|
|
Vertical Alignment
|
The vertical alignment of text in the control. The valid values are: Top, Center, Bottom.
|
|
Data
|
The variable or expression associated with the control.
|
|
Variable Name
|
This read-only property shows the variable name as selected in the Data property.
|
|
Format
|
The display format of the data.
The property can inherit a value from the format of the data or the model.
The initial setting is the Picture inherited from the item's Column repository setting.
|
|
Attribute
|
The attribute of the selected variable or expression. The Attribute property is fixed for variables. You can change the setting for items based on an expression.
|
|
Multi-Line Edit
|
Specifies whether a static control can contain more than one line of text. The default value for this property is No.
When using a Multi-line Edit control on a text-based form, the form can be to the size of a single page by setting the Expand Form property in the Form Properties sheet.
|
|
X
|
The x-coordinate of the control on the form.
|
|
Y
|
The y-coordinate of the control on the form.
|
|
Width
|
The width of the control in units of measurement.
|
|
Height
|
The height of the control in units of measurement.
|
