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Special Field

The properties of a special field object are:

Property NameDescription
General
Display Name Specifies the display name of the object.

Data type: String

Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
HeightSpecifies the height of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

WidthSpecifies the width of the object, in inches. 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 unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches.

Data type: Float

YSpecifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches.

Data type: Float

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

Data type: String

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

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

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

Border
Border ColorSpecifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. 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 in inches. 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

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

Data type: Enumeration

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

Data type: Float

Others
Export to AppletSpecifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Applet.

Data type: Boolean

Export to CSV Specifies 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 Text Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text.

Data type: Boolean

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

Data type: Boolean

Field TypeSpecifies another special field format to substitute the current special field. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

InvisibleSpecifies whether to show or hide the object. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. For an independent special field, you can also use a formula to control whether or not to show it.

Data type: Boolean

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.
  • 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, or a tabular cell.

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