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Text Box

The Text Box displays a box in which any alpha-numeric value can be entered.

When the form control is applied the name entered will display as the caption for the form control. This can be changed by selecting the Caption property

Properties

Appearance

Appearance - Border

Appearance - Caption

Appearance - Text

  • Font

    Specifies the font of the text shown in the control.

  • Text Color

    Specifies the color of the control's text.

  • Text Color (Disabled)

    Specifies the color of the control's text when the control is disabled.

  • Text Color (Focus)

    Specifies the color of the control's text when the control is in a focused state.

  • Text Color (Hover)

    Specifies the color of the control's text when the control is in a hovered state.

  • Text Horizontal Alignment

    Controls whether the text is horizontally aligned to the left, right or center

Behavior

  • Character Limit

    Limits the number of characters that can be entered in the control. If set to 0, any number of characters can be entered.

  • Default Value

    Controls the default value of the control. If the default value is based on a rule and the value changes, then the value of the control will be changed to be the new default value.

  • Enabled

    Controls whether the control is enabled (if the result is TRUE) or disabled (if the result is anything other than TRUE, e.g. FALSE).

  • Error Result

    Determines whether the value of the control is in error. The result of this rule is a string containing the error message if the value is in error, otherwise a blank string or the number zero.

  • Maximum

    The maximum date that can be selected on the control.

  • Minimum

    The minimum date that can be selected on the control.

  • Read only

    Prevents the text from being edited but still allows for text selection and scrolling.

  • Tab Index

    Configures the position of the control in the form tab order.

  • Text

    Specifies the text shown in the control.

  • Text (Override Rule)

    Specifies the text shown in the control.

  • Visible

    Determines whether the control is visible (TRUE) or hidden (FALSE).

General

  • (Metadata)

    Optional text which can be used to provide information belonging to or about a control. For example, a list of CSS classes which can be parsed and applied to the control using the Integration Theme in DriveWorks Live. This doesn't affect the control's behavior.

  • (Name)

    The name of the control

  • (Tag)

    Optional text which can be used to describe the control, but which doesn't affect the control's behavior.

  • Tooltip Duration

    Controls the duration, in seconds, for which the tooltip will remain visible. Values of 0 and below indicate an infinite duration.

  • Tooltip Text

    Specifies the text to display in a tooltip when hovering over the control.

Layout

  • Caption Width

    Controls the width of the control's caption.

  • Height

    Controls the height of the control.

  • Left

    Controls the left position of the control.

  • Top

    Controls the top position of the control.

  • Width

    Controls the width of the control.

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Default Value Rule

Default Value and Override Value rules on your controls can be utilized to produce desirable form behavior.

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A user form control that will accept alpha and numeric entries.