Accessors for class IliDbField

Properties

• alignment
• columnName
• completion
• constrained
• dataSource
• dataSourceName
• foreignDataSourceName
• foreignDisplayColumnName
• foreignTable
• foreignValueColumnName
• format
• label
• labelColor
• labelFont
• mask
• maxLength
• readOnly
• style
• subField
• tablePropertyManagerName
• useTableProperties
• value
• valueType
• visibleRowsCount

Methods

• putLabelAtLeft
• putLabelOnTop

Description

• be connected to a data source.

• dynamically change its look and feel.

Type	Name	Description	Notes
Direction	alignment	Contains the alignment of the text inside the DbField. The text can be right-aligned (right), left-aligned (left), or center-aligned (center). This property applies only if the style is one of the following: IliEntryFieldStyle IliTextStyle IliTableComboBoxStyle
String	columnName	Contains the column name that the gadget must connect to. The column name must designate a valid column of the data source.
Boolean	completion	This property is true if completion is enabled for the field. The completion mechanism allows an incomplete textual representation to be completed using the foreign table. This allows the user to enter the initial characters of a word and have the field automatically complete the word. This property applies only if the style is IliTableComboBoxStyle.
Boolean	constrained	This property is true if the foreign table limits the set of possible internal values for this field. This property applies only if the style is IliTableComboBoxStyle.
IliDataSource	dataSource	Contains the data source object. This property cannot be written to if the dataSourceName property is not empty. In other words, the data source can be specified either literally through the dataSource property or by name through the dataSourceName property, but not both.
String	dataSourceName	Contains the data source name.
String	foreignDataSourceName	Contains the foreign data source name. This property applies only if the style is one of the following: IliTableComboBoxStyle IliToggleStyle IliOptionMenuStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle IliStringListStyle
String	foreignDisplayColumnName	Contains the foreign display column name. This property applies only if the style is one of the following: IliTableComboBoxStyle IliToggleStyle IliOptionMenuStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle IliStringListStyle
IliTable	foreignTable	Contains the foreign table. This property cannot be written to if the foreignDataSourceName property is not empty. In other words, the foreign table can be specified either literally through the foreignTable property or by name through the foreignDataSourceName property, but not both. This property applies only if the style is one of the following: IliTableComboBoxStyle IliToggleStyle IliOptionMenuStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle IliStringListStyle
String	foreignValueColumnName	Contains the foreign value column name. This property applies only if the style is one of the following: IliTableComboBoxStyle IliToggleStyle IliOptionMenuStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle IliStringListStyle
String	format	Contains the format used to display the value in a textual form. Note that the format will be temporarily disabled when the entry field gains the focus (if it is editable). This property only applies when the style is one of the following: IliEntryFieldStyle IliTableComboBoxStyle
String	label	Contains the label text. The label serves as a caption (or title) for the gadget. It should not be confused with the label property of the IlvTextField class, which holds a textual representation of the value.
Color	labelColor	Contains the label color.
Font	labelFont	Contains the label font.
String	mask	Contains the mask used to edit values in the field. This property only applies when the style is one of the following: IliEntryFieldStyle IliTableComboBoxStyle
Int	maxLength	Contains the maximum number of characters the user can type in a DbField. If maxLength has a negative value, it means that there is no limit. This property only applies when the style is one of the following: IliEntryFieldStyle IliTableComboBoxStyle
Boolean	readOnly	This property is true if the gadget is read-only.
IliDbFieldStyle	style	Contains the DbField style. It can be one of the following values: IliEntryFieldStyle IliTextStyle IliTableComboBoxStyle IliToggleStyle IliOptionMenuStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle IliStringListStyle
IlvGadget	subField	Contains the gadget object that corresponds to the DbField style. If the style is IliEntryFieldStyle, the subField property contains an IliEntryField gadget. If the style is IliTextStyle, it contains an IliDbText gadget, and so on.	read-only
String	tablePropertyManagerName	Contains the name of the table property manager used by this gadget or null if the data source's table property manager is used. Initially, this property is null.
Boolean	useTableProperties	Contains true if the gadget uses table properties. Note that the gadget will effectively use table properties if this property is true and if the data source to which it is connected is also using table properties. Initially, this property is true.
Variant	value	Contains the value of the DbField. The type of this property depends on the column's data type.
Datatype	valueType	Contains the data type of the value. Its string representation can be one of the following: String Integer Boolean Double Float Decimal Date Time Although this property is not read-only, it should not be assigned if the entry field is connected to a data source.
Int	visibleRowsCount	If the style of the DbField is IliTableComboBoxStyle, the visibleRowsCount property of the table-combo-box is set to this value. See the description of the visibleRowsCount property in the class IliTableComboBox for more information.
Void	putLabelAtLeft()	Changes the position of the label so that it appears to the left of the gadget. This method has no effect if the style is one of the following: IliToggleStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle
Void	putLabelOnTop()	Changes the position of the label so that it appears above the gadget. This method has no effect if the style is one of the following: IliToggleStyle IliToggleSelectorStyle