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Multi-Value Container Properties

This topic describes the properties of a Multi-Value Container object, that is, a List or Drop-down List object.

Designer provides some properties only when you use the object in certain report types. You can get details from the Available For column in the property table.

Property Name Available For Description
General
Class Type Query Page Report Shows the class type of the object. Read only.
Data Inherit Query Page Report Shows whether the object inherits dataset from another object. Read only.
Dataset Query Page Report Shows the dataset the object applies. Read only.
Instance Name Query Page Report Shows the instance name of the object. Read only.
Geometry
Height Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the height of the object. Type a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

Width Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the width of the object. Type a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float

X Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the object's top left corner, relative to its parent container, when the object is not in static position in the container. Type a numeric value to change the coordinate.

Data type: Float
Y Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the vertical coordinate of the object's top left corner, relative to its parent container, when the object is not in static position in the container. Type a numeric value to change the coordinate.

Data type: Float
Color
Background Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
CSS
Class Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the name of the Class Selector to apply to the object, which you define in the CSS file of the style the report applies.

For example, if you define the CSS file as follows:

@charset "GBK";
TextField {Background: #ff0000}
/*Style=LabelX*/
TextField[Style="LabelX"]{Background: #0000FF}
/*ID=W*/
TextField#W{Background: #FFFF00}
/*class=C*/
TextField.C{Background: #00FFFF}

To apply the Class Selector in the file to the object, type C in the value cell.

Data type: String
ID Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the name of the ID Selector to apply to the object, which you define in the CSS file of the style the report applies. For example, to apply the ID Selector in the preceding sample CSS file to the object, type W in the value cell.

Data type: String
Style Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the style you want to apply to the object. You can specify the style in two ways:
  • Type the style which should be an Attribute Selector whose attribute is "style" in the CSS file of the style the report applies. For example, to apply the style in the preceding sample CSS file to the object, type LabelX in the value cell.
  • Choose a style from the drop-down list when you have specified the Style Group property for the report tab or web report, and there are styles in the style group that are applicable to the object.

Data type: String
Others
Auto Scale in Number Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to automatically scale the Number values in the object that fall into the two ranges:
  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Designer applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Designer uses scientific notation to scale the values.

Data type: Boolean
Export to CSV Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the CSV output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Excel Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the Excel output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to HTML Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the HTML output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to PDF Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the PDF output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to PostScript Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the PostScript output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Report Result Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object when you preview the report in the Page Report Result format for a page report or Web Report Result for a web report in Designer, and when users run the report in the same format or use the library component at runtime.

Data type: Boolean
Export to RTF Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the RTF output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to Text Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the Text output.

Data type: Boolean
Export to XML Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to include the object in the XML output.

Data type: Boolean
Invisible Query Page Report, Web Report Specifies whether to hide the object in the design area and in the report. Report Engine performs all calculations that involve the object regardless of whether the object is visible or not.

Data type: Boolean
Position Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Designer enables this property when the object is in a flow layout container, such as the report body or a tabular cell, text box, or KPI. You can use it to specify the position of the object in the container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Record Location Query Page Report, Web Report Specifies the calculation point for the properties of the object that are controlled by formulas. This property takes effect only when the object is in a banded object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • default
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the default location where the object is placed.
  • page header
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page header panel.
  • page footer
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page footer panel.

See Example 2: Showing a Label on Every Page Except the Last.

Data type: Enumeration

Suppress Query Page Report, Web Report Specifies whether to suppress the object in the design area and in the report. If you suppress an object, Report Engine skips all formulas and calculations that involve the object. This property has higher priority over Invisible.

Data type: Boolean
Suppress When No Records Query Page Report, Web Report Specifies whether to suppress the object in the report when no record is returned to its parent data component.

Data type: Boolean
Excel
Column Index Query Page Report, Web Report Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container in the Excel and CSV outputs, measured in cells.

Data type: Integer

Note icon This property takes effect when you set the page report tab or web report's Columned property to "true" and the object's Position property is not "static".

Row Index Query Page Report, Web Report Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container in the Excel and CSV outputs, measured in cells.

Data type: Integer

Note icon This property takes effect when you set the page report tab or web report's Columned property to "true" and the object's Position property is not "static".

Border
Border Color Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the color for the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Border Thickness Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the width for the border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float
Bottom Line Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the line style for the bottom border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Left Line Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the line style for the left border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Right Line Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the line style for the right border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Top Line Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the line style for the top border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Text Format
Bold Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to apply bold formatting to the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean
Font Face Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the font face of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Font Size Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the font size of the text in the object. Type an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer
Foreground Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String
Italic Query Page Report, Web Report, Library Component Specifies whether to italicize the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean
Padding
Bottom Padding Page Report, Web Report Specifies the space between the content in the object and the bottom border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Left Padding Page Report, Web Report Specifies the space between the content in the object and the left border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Right Padding Page Report, Web Report Specifies the space between the content in the object and the right border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Top Padding Page Report, Web Report Specifies the space between the content in the object and the top border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float
Border Radius
Bottom Left Radius Page Report, Web Report Specifies the radius for the bottom left joint of the borders. Type a numeric value to change the radius.

Data type: Float
Bottom Right Radius Page Report, Web Report Specifies the radius for the bottom right joint of the borders. Type a numeric value to change the radius.

Data type: Float
Top Left Radius Page Report, Web Report Specifies the radius for the top left joint of the borders. Type a numeric value to change the radius.

Data type: Float
Top Right Radius Page Report, Web Report Specifies the radius for the top right joint of the borders. Type a numeric value to change the radius.

Data type: Float
Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector Query Page Report Specifies the name of the Class Selector for the object in the HTML output.

Data type: String
External Style Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute style, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String
External Title Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute title, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String
Language Query Page Report This property is mapped to the HTML attribute lang, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String

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