Learning about controls

Controls are the fields, buttons, and other user interface elements that determine what actions the user can take in a form. You can use controls to display and collect data, or to trigger an action. By choosing the right controls, you can build a more intuitive user experience.

When a control is assigned to a property, it defines the appearance of that property. For example, you can assign a .Price property with a numeric value of 1.5 to a Text input control and a Currency control. The Text input control displays the value of the property as a simple string, but the Currency control formats it to look like an amount of money, for example, by adding a currency symbol.

Pega Platform provides a wide variety of standard controls, which you can configure and reuse with minimal effort.