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FormField Attributes
Attribute
Data Type
Description
Access
Inherited From
AbsXLeft
integer
Specifies a field's starting X coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form
RW
Defined
AbsXRight
integer
Specifies a field's ending X coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form
RW
Defined
AbsYBottom
integer
Specifies a field's ending Y coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form
RW
Defined
AbsYTop
integer
Specifies a field's starting Y coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form
RW
Defined
AllBias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting for all modes of a frame
W
Defined
AnchorPoint
integer
Specifies one of nine predetermined anchor points for a field
RW
Defined
BgBitmap
BitmapObject
Specifies the background setting for a field when BgPattern is FP_BITMAP
RW
Defined
BgColor
integer
Specifies the background color of a field's bounding box
RW
FieldObject
BgDisplayPolicy
integer
Controls the positioning and display of form field background images—either anchored to their own top left corner (fixed), or anchored relative to the closest parent field whose background is fixed
RW
Defined
BgPattern
integer
Specifies the form's background pattern
RW
Defined
BottomInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the bottom field border and data area
RW
FieldObject
ClassName
varchar(32)
Gives the name of an object's actual type (as opposed to its declared type)
R
Object
ClientData
Object
Provides a way to associate data with an object
RW
Object
ClientText
varchar(2000)
Stores text values; allows information to be assigned to a field at runtime
RW
FieldObject
ControlField
smallint
Determines if a field manipulates the user interface instead of the underlying data
RW
FieldObject
CurBias
smallint
Specifies the current bias setting for a field
RW
Defined
Cursor
CursorBitmap
Causes the mouse cursor to change to the cursor associated with the CursorBitmap when the mouse pointer is over the FormField object
RW
Defined
DataType
varchar(65)
Specifies the data type of the field's variable
RW1
FieldObject
DefaultString
varchar(256)
Stores the default value that OpenROAD uses when the DefaultValue attribute is set to DV_STRING
RW1
FieldObject
DefaultValue
smallint
Specifies the default value of the variable associated with the field
RW1
FieldObject
FgColor
integer
Controls the color of the field's foreground
RW
FieldObject
FullName
varchar(256)
Contains the expanded name of variable
R
FieldObject
Gravity
integer
Specifies the alignment of a field that is within a stack field cell, a matrix field cell, or a subform
RW
Defined
HasDataChanged
smallint
Indicates if any interactive changes were made to the data associated with the field
RW
FieldObject
HasFieldChanged
smallint
Is TRUE if any structural attributes of a field have been changed since the frame was initialized
RW
Defined
Height
integer
Specifies the Y extent of the “inner rectangle” of the field, excluding borders and shadows
RW
Defined
InstanceIdentifier
integer8
Contains a value that uniquely identifies an instance of an allocated object
R
Object
InstanceReferences
integer
Contains the current number of references to the object
R
Object
IsCurField
smallint
Is TRUE when a field has the current input focus for the frame
RW
Defined
IsNullable
smallint
Is TRUE if the variable is nullable
RW1
FieldObject
IsReverse
smallint
Is TRUE if reverse is on for a field's background and foreground colors
RW
Defined
IsSelected
smallint
Is TRUE if a field is selected (for fields with bias settings that are selectable); defaults to FALSE
RW
Defined
LayerSequence
integer
Specifies a field's sequence number within the field layer
RW
Defined
LeftInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the bottom field border and data area
RW
FieldObject
MouseDownText
varchar(2000)
Specifies the text displayed in the window status bar of the current frame when the mouse pointer is over the field and the select button is clicked
RW
Defined
MouseMoveText
varchar(2000)
Specifies the text displayed in the window status bar of the current frame when the mouse pointer is over the field
RW
Defined
Name
varchar(32)
Contains the name of the field object
RW1
FieldObject
OuterHeight
integer
Specifies the extent in Y direction of a field, including border lines and shadows
RW
Defined
OuterWidth
integer
Specifies the extent in X direction of a field, including border lines and shadows
RW
Defined
ParentExec
FrameExec
Specifies the FrameExec that contains the event scripts (On MouseEnter, On Click, and so on) for the field
RW
FieldObject
ParentField
CompositeField
Specifies the direct parent field for a field
RW
Defined
QueryBias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_QUERY
RW
Defined
ReadBias
smallint
Specifies the bias setting for a field when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_READ
RW
Defined
RequireRealField
smallint
Indicates if a field must be associated with a toolkit control or widget
RW
Defined
RightInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the right field border and data area
RW
FieldObject
Script
StringObject
Contains the 4GL script associated with the field
RW
FieldObject
TaggedValues
array of TaggedValue
Defines an array of tagged values
R
FieldObject
ToolTipText
varchar(2000)
Specifies the text to be displayed when the mouse pointer rests on the FormField
RW
Defined
TopInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the top field border and data area
RW
FieldObject
UpdateBias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_UPDATE
RW
Defined
User1Bias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_USER1
RW
Defined
User2Bias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_USER2
RW
Defined
User3Bias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_USER3
RW
Defined
Width
integer
Specifies the X extent of the “inner rectangle” of the field, excluding border lines or shadows
RW
Defined
XAnchorPoint
integer
Use with YAnchorPoint to position an object by setting relevant anchor point values
RW
Defined
XLeft
integer
Specifies the relative X coordinate of the left edge of a field's bounding rectangle
RW
Defined
XRight
integer
Specifies the relative X coordinate of the right edge of a field's bounding rectangle
RW
Defined
YAnchorPoint
integer
Use with XAnchorPoint to position an object by setting relevant anchor point values
RW
Defined
YBottom
integer
Specifies the relative Y coordinate of the lower edge of a field's bounding rectangle
RW
Defined
YTop
integer
Specifies the relative Y coordinate of the top edge of a field's bounding rectangle
RW
Defined
 
Last modified date: 12/20/2023