A multi-line field for entering data or read-only field for display only.
| Object specific | |
| $allowcopy | If true,when the field is active and disabled,the user can set focus to the field,select text with mouse or select all,and copy to clipboard.Note that the field does not generate click events when it is active,disabled and $allowcopy is kTrue |
| $animateui | If the library preference $animateui is true, all objects that support $animateui will animate aspects of their interface. The object property only applies when the library preference is false. |
| $autocorrectspelling | If true,and the user types a separator (e.g. space or comma) when no text is selected,the control replaces a misspelt word immediately before the selection with a correctly spelt word |
| $autofind | If true, the field is an automatic find field |
| $bordericonstyle | The style applied to plain border styles. You can set border integrated icons, icon colors and tints. |
| $borderradius | Radius for rounded border corners.1 to 4 pixel values separated by -,in order topleft,topright,bottomright,bottomleft.If bottomleft is omitted it is topright.If bottomright is omitted it is topleft.If topright is omitted it is topleft |
| $calculated | If true, the field is calculated |
| $contentpadding | Padding inside a border. 1 to 4 pixel values separated by -,in order left,top,right,bottom. If bottom is omitted it is top.If right is omitted it is left.If top is omitted it is left |
| $contents | The current contents of the object |
| $contenttip | Text which is displayed in the field when it is empty,to help the user understand what content should be entered |
| $disabledefaultcontextmenu | If true, the default context menu for the object will not be generated in response to a context click ($clib.$disabledefaultcontextmenu and $cobj.$disabledefaultcontextmenu must both be false for the menu to be generated) |
| $disablediacriticalpopup | If true,long holding a character will not show a popup if diacritical character alternatives are configured for the character |
| $fadewhendisabled | If true,the field fades its content when $enabled is kFalse |
| $fieldstylefocused | The style in system class #STYLES assigned to this field in addition to $fieldstyle when the control has focus |
| $firstsel | The number of the first selected character or line in the current contents |
| $firstvis | The number of the first visible character or line in the contents |
| $gridsection | The type of the complex grid section containing the object. One of the kGrid... constants |
| $lastsel | The number of the final selected character or line in the current contents |
| $lastvis | The number of the final fully visible character or line in the contents |
| $linecount | The number of lines in the contents of the control |
| $linehtextra | The number of extra pixels added to the height of each line |
| $negallowed | Only applies when the dataname is a numeric type.If true,the entry field allows negative values |
| $righttoleft | If true,the edit field edits text with a right-to-left reading direction; the edit field is then suitable for languages such as Arabic |
| $shownulls | If true, the field displays null values using the text 'NULL' |
| $showspellingerrors | If true,the control underlines spelling errors using a dotted line |
| $text | The text or calculation stored with the object |
| $tooltippos | A kTooltipPos... constant that specifies where $tooltip appears relative to the control
kTooltipPosBottom kTooltipPosLeft kTooltipPosMouse kTooltipPosRight kTooltipPosTop |
| $unqindex | If true, the field corresponds to a unique index |
| $uppercase | If true, the entry field is upper case only |
| $zeroempty | If true, the field shows a value of zero as an empty string |
| Standard | $active $align $alpha $backcolor $backgroundtheme $backpattern $bordercolor $candropcursor $componentinfo $container $contextmenu $cursor $dataname $disablefocus $disablefontsizekeys $disablesystemfocus $dragborder $dragiconid $dragmode $dragrange $dropmode $edgefloat $effect $enabled $fieldstyle $font $fontsize $fontstyle $forecolor $framehwnd $gridcolumn $hasfocus $height $helpfile $horzscroll $hscroll $hwnd $ident $keyevents $labelfontsize $labelhottextcolor $labeltextcolor $left $linestyle $local $mouseevents $name $nodropcursor $objtype $order $osdropflags $pastestripscontrolcharacters $rmouseevents $selected $showcontrolcharacters $sidepanel $sidepanelmode $statusevents $subwindowstyle $textcolor $tooltip $top $userinfo $vertscroll $visible $vscroll $width |
| Object specific | |
| $sendevent | $sendevent(iEvent[,eventParameters...]) Sends event iEvent (an ev... constant value) to the object with eventParameters passed as name,value pairs, for example $sendevent(evClick,'pLineNumber',2).Returns kFalse if the event is discarded |
| $setbordericonstyle | $setbordericonstyle(bLeftIcon[,cIcnID,iIcnTintColor,iBackTintColor,iAlign]) sets $bordericonstyle for left or right icon.cIcnID icon id of SVG.iIcnTintColor,iBackTintColor icon and background tint colors.iAlign is kJstVert... constant |
| $showpanel | $showpanel(iAction[,iMode=kSidePanelModeAuto]) executes kSidePanelAction... on a side panel object. iMode only applies to kSidePanelActionShow,and must be kSidePanelModeCover/Push/Auto. For JS client,$showpanel must be executed on the client |
| Standard | $redraw |
$root.$iwindows.WINDOW.$objs.Multi-Line Entry Field