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Type
Type
Type
Graph type
Enumerated type, possible values are:
| Pie | |
|---|---|
| Bar | |
| Pie3D | |
| Bar3D | |
| Line |
Applies to: Graph
Introduced in KCML version 5.03
Type$
Specifies the format that the user will use to enter information
String property
Applies to: Button , Grid , GridCell , GroupBox , KCMLEdit , Picture Button , Static Text
Type$
Type of JavaScript object to create
String property
Applies to: HTML
Introduced in KCML version 7.00
The string property may used by the Edit control and grid control cells to specify the style of the edit control or grid cell that will be presented on the form.
Starting with KCML 6.10 the use of this property is deprecated as the style can be deduced from the format information available in the DataField property. KCML 6.10 allows a much richer selection of data aware field types and when these are used, the Type$ property is redundant.
Available types are detailed below. The second columns shows the new preferred field type for the DataField property.
| T | TIME | Time Format | Instructs the control to provide a time entry Edit control where data is entered in the format of HH:MM. |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | DATE | Date Format | Instructs the control to provide a date entry edit control. The format in which the date is displayed is detected from the Windows system settings. In the US this would be MM/DD/YYYY while in most other places it would be DD/MM/YYYY. |
| B | BOOL | Boolean | Instructs the control to act as a check box. |
| Nsn1.n2 | NUM() or UNUM() | Numeric | Instructs the control to permit only numbers to be entered. The field can accept both signed and unsigned values by specifying an optional plus or a minus sign immediately after the N. The first parameter n1 restricts the length of the number while the second, optional, parameter .n2 specifies the number of decimal places allowed. For example, specifying "N6.2" would allow a maximum value of 9999.99 to be entered. See the CanConvert property for more information on how currency values should be specified. |
| Sn | CHAR() or HEX() | String | Instructs the control to allow a string of up to n characters. |
| Sn1xn2 | TEXT() | Multi-line string | Instructs the control to act as a multiple line edit control allowing n2 lines of n1 characters. For example, an address field may require 5 lines of 35 characters therefore a type of "S35x5" would be specified. |
| Isn | INT() or UINT() | Integer value | Instructs the control to allow a signed or unsigned integer value to be entered. If required the optional plus or minus sign must be specified immediately after the I. If no sign specifier the number is assumed to be unsigned. The n parameter specified the number of storage bytes available. Allowed values are 1, 2 and 4. For example, specifying a type of "I1" would restrict the entry to a value ranging from 0 to 255 and a type of "I-1" would restrict the entry to a value ranging from -127 to +127. |
If a Type$ property is specified it will override the default type deduced from the DataField property.
The only types supported on dbedit controls with drop downs are simple strings.
Use with Graph control
The Type enumerated property for graphs sets the style of the graph to be displayed. Currently three types are supported: bars, lines and pie charts in 2D and 3D styles. The bar and line charts support single or multiple data sets, but the pie charts will only show a single pie with the first data set. The 3D styles are identical to the 2D styles except they show pie sections and bar elements with 3D shading. There are no perspective or rotation options in 3D.
An example demonstrating all the graph types is available.