Alphanumeric data associated with a dialog or a dialog element. Often, it is useful to store a text string with a dialog element to allow for direct access of the string. The CLIENT-DATA attribute enables you to assign an integer value to many dialog elements; the CLIENT-KEY attribute is used in conjunction with the attribute CLIENT-VALUE and enables you to store alphanumeric key/string pairs.
You first assign a value to the CLIENT-KEY attribute. This determines the key under which the string is to be stored for an instance of a dialog element. You then assign an alphanumeric string to the CLIENT-VALUE attribute of the dialog element.
It is advisable to reuse keys that are not needed because you may use only a limited number of keys.
You can query the CLIENT-VALUE of a dialog element by first setting the CLIENT-KEY attribute of the dialog element to the desired value and then accessing the CLIENT-VALUE attribute.
| Applies to | Dialogs (all types) and all dialog elements, date/time picker control, image control, image list control, list view column, list view control, list view item, progress bar control, slider control, spin control, tree view control, tree view item. |
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| Data Type | A253 |
| Default Value | Empty string (no key/value pair will be assigned to the dialog element) |
| Possible Values | Empty string or any text string |
