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Properties of Parameter Field in Web Report

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Properties of Parameter Field in Web Report

The properties of a parameter field object in a web report are as follows:

Property NameDescription
General
Parameter NameShows the name of the parameter. This property is read only.
Geometry
HeightSpecifies the height of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

WidthSpecifies the width of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float

XSpecifies 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.

Data type: Float

YSpecifies 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.

Data type: Float

Color
BackgroundSpecifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

ForegroundSpecifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

CSS
IDSpecifies the identifier of the object, which must be unique in the report. The ID property can be a style sheet selector. A String type value.
ClassSpecifies a CSS class to be applied to the object which is a valid class in the CSS file.

Data type: String

StyleThe 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

Excel
Column IndexSpecifies 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 level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer

Row IndexSpecifies 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 level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer

Padding
Bottom PaddingSpecifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Left PaddingSpecifies the space between the text and the left border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Right PaddingSpecifies the space between the text and the right border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Top PaddingSpecifies the space between the text and the top border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Border
Border ColorSpecifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Border ThicknessSpecifies the width of the border. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float

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

Data type: Enumeration

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

Data type: Enumeration

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

Data type: Enumeration

ShadowSpecifies whether to draw two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object.

Data type: Boolean

Shadow ColorSpecifies the color of the shadow. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

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

Data type: Enumeration

Pattern
Pattern ColorSpecifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Pattern StyleSpecifies 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

Text Format
Auto Fit Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents.

Data type: Boolean

BoldSpecifies whether to make the text bold.

Data type: Boolean

Font FaceSpecifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font SizeSpecifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer

FormatSpecifies the display format of the text in the report result. It varies with data type and can be manually defined.

Data type: String

Note: For the BigDecimal type, to avoid precision loss, you should enter a prefix JRD when setting the format property value.

Horizontal AlignmentSpecifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

ItalicSpecifies whether to make the text italic.

Data type: Boolean

Maximum WidthSpecifies the maximum width of the text displayed. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

This property often works with the Auto Fit property. If Auto Fit = true and Maximum Width is not equal to 0, the text will extend until the width is this value.

Data type: Float

StrikethroughSpecifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text.

Data type: Boolean

UnderlineSpecifies whether to underline the text.

Data type: Boolean

Vertical AlignmentSpecifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Word WrapSpecifies whether to wrap the text to the width.

Data type: Boolean

Others
Data Mapping FileSpecifies the data mapping file to the object for NLS use.

For example, if the data mapping file name is Category_de_DE.properties, set the value as Category (without the language and locale part).

Data type: String

Enable Hyperlink in ExcelSpecifies whether to enable the link defined on the object when exporting the report to an Excel file.

Data type: Boolean

Enable Hyperlink in HTMLSpecifies whether to enable the link defined on the object when exporting the report to an HTML file.

Data type: Boolean

Enable Hyperlink in PDFSpecifies whether to enable the link defined on the object when exporting the report to a PDF file.

Data type: Boolean

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

Data type: Boolean

Export to CSVSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean

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

Data type: Boolean

Export to HTMLSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to HTML.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PDFSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PDF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PostScriptSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PostScript.

Data type: Boolean

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

Data type: Boolean

Export to RTFSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to RTF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to TextSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text.

Data type: Boolean

Export to XMLSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to XML.

Data type: Boolean

InvisibleSpecifies 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

LinkSpecifies to link the object to another report, a website, an e-mail address or a Blob data type field. Select in the value cell to set the link target. For details, see Binding a Link to a Label.

Data type: String

Logic ColumnSpecifies whether to show the object in the next visible table cell in the same row when the column which holds the object is hidden. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Notes:

  • The next visible table cell should be completely empty, that is, the cell should not hold any content including blank space.
  • When the property for several objects in the same row is set to next visible column, and the columns holding these objects are all hidden, then only the object in the rightmost column will be shown in the next visible cell.
ParameterSubstitutes the current parameter with another one by selecting from the drop-down list.

To make the property editable, uncheck Forbid changing parameter in the Options dialog (File > Options > Panel > Forbid changing parameter).

Data type: String

PositionSpecifies 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

Record LocationSpecifies the calculation point for the properties which use formulas. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • Default - The values of the properties are calculated in the default location where they are located.
  • Page Header - The values of the properties are calculated in the page header.
  • Page Footer - The values of the properties are calculated in the page footer.

Data type: Enumeration

SuppressSpecifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will be skipped if the property is set to true. Not supported in Web Report Studio.

Data type: Boolean

Note: When both the Invisible and Suppress properties of an object are set to true, Suppress has the higher priority.

Suppress When No RecordsSpecifies whether to display the object in the report results when no record is returned to its parent data component. Not supported in Web Report Studio.

Data type: Boolean

Suppress When NullIf true and its value is null, the field will not be displayed.

Data type: Boolean

Transfer StyleSpecifies whether the style group of the primary report will be applied to the linked report if the object is linked to a report.

Data type: Boolean

Value DelimiterSpecifies the separator for the data whose type is DBArray.

The default value space means that the elements will be displayed in a horizontal line and separated by a space.

Data type: String

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