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Form Properties

This topic describes the properties of a Form object that you can use in page reports only.

Property NameDescription
General (available when the object is in a query-based page report)
Class TypeShows the class type of the object. Read only.
Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. Read only.
CSS
ClassSpecifies 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

StyleSpecifies 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 when you have specified the Style Group property for the page report tab and there are styles in the style group that are applicable to the object.

Data type: String

Others
Logic Column Designer displays this property when the object is in a table. You can use it to specify whether to show the object in the next visible table cell in the same row when the column that holds the object is hidden. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration 

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  • The next visible table cell should be completely empty, that is, the cell should not hold any content including blank space.
  • When you set this property for several objects in the same row to "next visible column", and the columns holding these objects are all hidden, only the object in the rightmost column shows in the next visible cell.
Form
DisabledSpecifies whether to disable user interaction with the form.

Data type: Boolean

Form ActionSpecifies the URL to which to send the form content for processing.

Data type: String

Form IDSpecifies the string for identifying the form.

Data type: String

Form MethodSpecifies how you want to send the form data to Server. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • get
    Select to append the arguments to the Form Action URL and open it as if it were an anchor.
  • post
    Select to send the data through an HTTP post transaction.

Data type: Enumeration

Form NameSpecifies the name of the form.

Data type: String

Form Target Specifies the window or frame to load the form content at runtime. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • default
    Select to load the content into the window in which the link is selected (the active window). This option is the same as "self".
  • blank
    Select to load the content into a new blank window. This window is not named.
  • parent
    Select to load the content into the immediate parent window of the active window. If there is no parent window, the active window is used.
  • self
    Select to load the content into the window in which the link is selected (the active window).
  • top
    Select to load the content into the topmost window.

Data type: Enumeration

Accessibility(available when the object is in a query-based page report)
External CSS Class SelectorSpecifies the name of the Class Selector for the object in the HTML output.

Data type: String

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

Data type: String

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

Data type: String

LanguageThis property is mapped to the HTML attribute lang, as specified by w3.org.

Data type: String

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