Parameter form control

The properties of a parameter form control in a page report are:

Property Name Description
General
Class Type Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height Specifies the height of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float
Width Specifies the width of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float
X Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters.

Data type: Float
Y Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters.

Data type: Float
Color
Background Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

CSS
Class Specifies a CSS class to be applied to the object which is a valid class in the CSS file.

Data type: String
ID Specifies the identifier of the object, which must be unique in the report. The ID property can be a style sheet selector.

Data type: String
Style The property can be used in two ways.
  • Specifies a style to be applied to the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list which is available when a Style Group has been selected at the report tab level and when there are styles in the Style Group that can be applied to the object, or type in the style name.
  • Specifies a CSS selector to be applied to the object. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String
Others
Export to CSV Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Page Report Result Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Page Report Result.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Excel Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel.

Data type: Boolean

Invisible Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean

Position Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container.
  • relative - The object is positioned at an offset to the position at which it is inserted. The offset is determined by the X and Y property values.
  • absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container.

Data type: Enumeration

Note: This property only affects objects with a parent container that is the report body, a table cell, a tabular cell, or a text box.
Title
Background Specifies the background color of the title bar. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

Bold Specifies whether to make the text bold in the title bar.

Data type: Boolean

Font Face Specifies the font of the text in the title bar. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font Size Specifies the font size of the text in the title bar. Enter an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer
Foreground Specifies the foreground color of the title bar. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

Horizontal Alignment Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the title bar. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Italic Specifies whether to make the text italic in the title bar.

Data type: Boolean

Show Title Specifies whether to show the title bar. It is meanful to set all the other properties in the Title category when this property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean

Text Specifies the text displayed in the title bar. Enter a string to change the text.

Data type: String

Underline Specifies whether to underline the text in the title bar.

Data type: Boolean

Excel
Column Index Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Row Index Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Border
Border Color Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xCCAA00), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

Border Thickness Specifies the width of the border in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float

Bottom Line Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Left Line Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Right Line Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Top Line Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Pattern
Pattern Color Specifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color and fill effect.

Data type: String

Pattern Style Specifies the style of the pattern. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • none - No pattern will be applied to the object.
  • 50% - The object will be filled in the Pattern Color of 50%-transparency.
  • horizontal - The pattern will be made of horizontal lines of the Pattern Color.
  • vertical - The pattern will be made of vertical lines of the Pattern Color.
  • grid - The pattern will be an overlapping of horizontal and vertical lines of the Pattern Color.
  • diagonal - The pattern will be made of diagonal lines of the Pattern Color.

Data type: Enumeration

Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String

External Style It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object.

Data type: String
Language It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content.

Data type: String