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Multi-Value Container Properties

This topic describes the properties of a Multi-Value Container object, that is, a List or Drop-down List object.

Designer provides some properties only when you use the object in certain report types. You can get details from the Available For column in the property table.

Property NameAvailable ForDescription
General
Class TypeQuery Page ReportShows the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Data InheritQuery Page ReportShows whether the object inherits dataset from another object. This property is read only.
DatasetQuery Page ReportShows the dataset the object applies. This property is read only.
Instance Name Query Page ReportShows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
HeightQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the height of the object. Type a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

WidthQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the width of the object. Type a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float

XQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the horizontal coordinate of the object's top left corner, relative to its parent container, which Logi Report Engine applies when the object is not in static position in the container. Type a numeric value to change the coordinate.

Data type: Float

YQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the vertical coordinate of the object's top left corner, relative to its parent container, which Logi Report Engine applies when the object is not in static position in the container. Type a numeric value to change the coordinate.

Data type: Float

Color
BackgroundQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

CSS
ClassQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the name of the Class Selector to apply to the object, which you define in the CSS file of the style the report applies.

For example, if you define the CSS file as follows:

@charset "GBK";
TextField {Background: #ff0000}
/*Style=LabelX*/
TextField[Style="LabelX"]{Background: #0000FF}
/*ID=W*/
TextField#W{Background: #FFFF00}
/*class=C*/
TextField.C{Background: #00FFFF}

To apply the Class Selector in the file to the object, type C in the value cell.

Data type: String

IDQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the name of the ID Selector to apply to the object, which you define in the CSS file of the style the report applies. For example, to apply the ID Selector in the preceding sample CSS file to the object, type W in the value cell.

Data type: String

StyleQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the style you want to apply to the object. You can specify the style in two ways:
  • Type the style which should be an Attribute Selector whose attribute is "style" in the CSS file of the style the report applies. For example, to apply the style in the preceding sample CSS file to the object, type LabelX in the value cell.
  • Choose a style from the drop-down list if you have specified the Style Group property for the report tab or web report, and there are styles in the style group that are applicable to the object.

Data type: String

Others
Auto Scale in NumberQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to automatically scale the Number values in the object that fall into the two ranges:
  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Logi Report Engine applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Logi Report Engine uses scientific notation to scale the values.

Data type: Boolean

Export to CSVQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the CSV output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to ExcelQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the Excel output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to HTMLQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the HTML output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PDFQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the PDF output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PostScriptQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the PostScript output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Report ResultQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object when you preview the report in the Page Report Result format for a page report or Web Report Result for a web report in Designer, and when users run the report in the same format or use the library component at runtime.

Data type: Boolean

Export to RTFQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the RTF output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to TextQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the Text output.

Data type: Boolean

Export to XMLQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to include the object in the XML output.

Data type: Boolean

InvisibleQuery Page Report, Web ReportSpecifies whether to hide the object in the design area and in the report. Logi Report Engine performs all calculations that involve the object regardless of whether the object is visible or not.

Data type: Boolean

PositionQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentDesigner enables this property when the object is in a flow layout container, such as the report body or a tabular cell, text box, or KPI. You can use it to specify the position of the object in the container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Record LocationQuery Page Report, Web ReportSpecifies the calculation point for the properties of the object that are controlled by formulas. This property takes effect only when the object is in a banded object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • default
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the default location where the object is placed.
  • page header
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page header panel.
  • page footer
    Select to calculate values of the properties in the banded page footer panel.

For more information, see Example 2: Showing a Label on Every Page Except the Last.

Data type: Enumeration

SuppressQuery Page Report, Web ReportSpecifies whether to suppress the object in the design area and in the report. If you suppress an object, Logi Report Engine skips all formulas and calculations that involve the object. This property has higher priority over Invisible.

Data type: Boolean

Suppress When No RecordsQuery Page Report, Web ReportSpecifies whether to suppress the object in the report when no record is returned to its parent data component.

Data type: Boolean

Excel
Column IndexQuery Page Report, Web ReportSpecifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container in the Excel and CSV outputs, measured in cells. This property takes effect when you set Columned of the page report tab or web report to "true" and Position of the object is not "static".

Data type: Integer

Row IndexQuery Page Report, Web ReportSpecifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container in the Excel and CSV outputs, measured in cells. This property takes effect when you set Columned of the page report tab or web report to "true" and Position of the object is not "static".

Data type: Integer

Border
Border ColorQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the color for the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Border ThicknessQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the width for the border of the object. Type a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float

Bottom LineQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the bottom border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Left LineQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the left border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Right LineQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the right border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Top LineQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the line style for the top border of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Text Format
BoldQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies whether to apply bold formatting to the text in the object.

Data type: Boolean

Font FaceQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library Component

Specifies the font face of the items in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font SizeQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library Component

Specifies the font size of the items in the object. Type an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer

ForegroundQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library ComponentSpecifies the foreground color of the items in the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

ItalicQuery Page Report, Web Report, Library Component

Specifies whether to italicize the items in the object.

Data type: Boolean

Accessibility
External CSS Class SelectorQuery Page ReportSpecifies the name of the Class Selector for the object in the HTML output.

Data type: String

External StyleQuery Page ReportThis property is mapped to the HTML attribute style, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String

External TitleQuery Page ReportThis property is mapped to the HTML attribute title, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String

LanguageQuery Page ReportThis property is mapped to the HTML attribute lang, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String

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