Form fields are also referred as form web controls. They are web form
elements for the base form, and categorized into different types.
Form Field Types
- CheckBox: standard HTML checkbox, return 1 or nothing;
- DateBox: date picker. Date validation;
- DateTimeBox: date picker with time entry control. Date and time validation;
- Duration: display duration as days, hours and minutes, return value is in number of minutes;
- EmailBox: email entry control. Email validation; double-click to launch send email client program;
- GridCtrl: grid view; with grid view type of Special Gridview in Base Form;
- LookupBox: lookup picker control;
- NumberBox: integer or float number entry control. Number formatting; number validations;
- PhoneBox: phone number entry control. Phone number formatting; phone number validation; toll free number validation;
- RadGroup: standard HTML radio boxes;
- SelectBox: advanced select box control with editable option;
- StringCtl: string used as embedded HTML segment;
- TextArea: standard HTML text area control;
- TextBox: standard HTML text input box;
- UrlBox: URL entry control. URL formatting; double-click to browse the URL;
Common Form Field Attributes
Additional Form Field Attributes
CheckBox Additional Attributes
GridCtrl Additional Attributes
- Grid View: Special type grid view (FRM);
- Section: each GridCtrl must be in a separate form tab;
LookupBox Additional Attributes
NumberBox Additional Attributes
- Number Type: Integer or float;
- Maximum Value: Upper end of the data range;
- Minimum Value: Lower end of the data range;
- Group: For float type number only, formatting attributes;
- Accuracy: For float type number only, precision digits;
PhoneBox Additional Attributes
- Is TollFree: Additional validation over the phone validation,
it considers that phone numbers starting with (800/866/877/888/)
are toll free numbers;
RadGroup Additional Attributes
SelectBox Additional Attributes
- See RadGroup Additional Attributes;
- Editable: Indicate if allows users to enter free text;
StringCtl Additional Attributes
- Value Source: Indicate if the text string comes from form view SQL
dynamically, or from static Content field;
- Content: HTML code that will be directly rendered to the base form
if the Value Source is set to static;
TextArea Additional Attributes
- Height: Height of the TextArea box in pixels;
TextBox Additional Attributes
- Text Mode: Plain text or password input mode;
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