Property | Description |
Background Color | Background color of the entry. |
Context Key | Name of a context key you want to reference using syntax such as ${CONTEXT_key}. By default, Mobile Development saves the value you enter in the control to a context that is available within the lifetime of the application for the key you specify. |
Create On Condition | Whether to create the text entry box at run time. |
Enabled | Whether you want the element to be enabled or disabled. |
Error Text | The error message to be displayed if the given text is invalid (according to the specified StringValidator). |
Error Text Color | The color of the error message. |
Font Size | Size of the font to use for the text for the text entry box. |
Font Style | How the text should be formatted, for example, bold, italic, or underlined. |
Hint | Text you want to be displayed when a user hovers over a text entry box to provide information about what a user can specify in the entry field. Leave this property blank if you do not want to provide hint text. |
Input Type | Type of input a user can supply in the text entry box. For example, you might specify text, textPassword, or number. |
Label Text Color | The color of the label. |
Lines | Number of lines to display in the text entry box. This is the number of lines into which a user can type information. |
Name | Name you assign to the text entry box in the Outline Editor for your own reference purpose. This name does not appear in the application’s user interface. |
Position X | Distance from the text entry box’s left edge to its parent object’s inner X position. |
Position Y | Distance from the text entry box’s top edge to its parent object’s inner Y position. |
Postfix Hint | The hint text to be displayed behind the text. |
Postfix Icon | The hint icon to be displayed behind the text. |
Prefix Hint | The hint text to be displayed in front of the text. |
Prefix Icon | The hint icon to be displayed in front of the text. |
Style | The style that should be used for this entry. For more information, see
Using Styles. |
Tag | Used to determine the context of the element at run time, e.g. in a Delegate to find out which element was pressed. |
Text | Text to display in the text entry box. |
Visible | Whether the text entry box is visible or hidden. |
Width | Width of the text entry box. |