2. Objectives
• Identify Different Types Of Items
• Create Input Items such as
– Text Items
– Checkbox
– Radio Group
– List item
3. Items
Input Items Non-Input ItemsAllows user
input
Does not
Allow user
input
• Text item
• Check Box
• Radio Group
• List item Display Items Non Display Items
• Display item
• Image item
• calculated item
• Hierarchical Tree
item etc.
• Push Button
• Sound Item
4. Text Items
• Default item type
• Interface object for:
– Querying
– Inserting
– Updating
– Deleting
• Behavior defined in the Property Palette
5. Text Item -Prompts
• Prompts are label text displayed to identify the item.
• Justification of prompts can be set through properties
• Prompt visual attributes can be assigned.
Prompt
Text Item
6. Navigational Behavior of Text Items
• Navigation occurs in the same sequence how they are organized in
object navigator
• Navigation can be controlled by following properties
– Keyboard Navigable
– Next Navigation item
– Previous Navigation Item
7. Database properties
Use properties in the Database group to control:
• Item’s data source——base table item or control item
• Query, insert, and update operations on an item
• Maximum query length
• Case Insensitive Query
10. Other properties of text items
• Format Mask Ex: L099G999D99.99, DD-MON-YY
• Enabled
• Conceal Data - Used for creating password fields
• Initial Value Assign Default value
• Case Restriction Upper, Lower, Mixed case
• Item Justification Left, Start, Centered
• Multiline To type more than one line of text
Used for Remarks, Comments etc.
11. Checkbox
• Interface Object which represents two states, but not limited to two
values
– Checked
– Unchecked
12. Crating a Checkbox
• Convert an existing item.
• Use the Check Box tool in the Layout Editor.
• Use the Create icon in the Object Navigator
• Default text item is created change the item type property to
checkbox..
13. Properties of Checkbox
• Data Type
• Label
• Access Key
• Value When Checked
• Value When Unchecked
• Check Box Mapping of Other Values
• Mouse Navigate
14. Radio Group
• Set of radio buttons each represents a value.
• Used to display
– Two or more choices.
– As an alternative to checkbox
and list item.
15. Creating a Radio Group
• Convert an existing item.
• Use the Radio Button tool in the Layout Editor.
• Use the Create icon in the Object Navigator
• Default text item is created change the item type property to
Radio Group.
16. Radio Group and Radio Button Properties
Radio group
• Data Type
• Mapping of Other Values
• Mouse Navigate
Radio button
• Access Key
• Label
• Radio Button Value
17. List Items
• Set of mutually exclusive choices, each representing a different value
• Three styles of List items available
• Space-saving alternative to a radio group
• Smaller-scale alternative to an LOV
19. Creating List item
• Convert an existing item.
• Use the List Item tool in the Layout Editor.
• Use the Create icon in the Object Navigator
• Default text item is created change the item type property to
List Item.
20. List Item Properties
• Elements in List:
– List elements
– List item value
• List Style
• Mapping of Other Values
• Mouse Navigate
22. Summary
• Types of Items
• Input Items
Creating Text item
Creating Checkbox
Creating Radio Group
Crating List item.
and their properties.
Hinweis der Redaktion
Note:
When the Canvas property of an item is left unspecified, it is said to be Null canvas item.
It will not display at run time or in the Layout Editor.
Note:
The next or previous navigation item must be in the same data block as the current item.
Note:
The initial value must be compatible with the item data type. If the Lowest/Highest Allowed
Values are specified, the initial value cannot be outside the range.
Technical Note
To obtain a list of available functions when defining list elements, select [Ctrl]+k
While the input focus is in the List Elements window.