Dropdown control Properties - Presentation tab
Click the View properties icon in the layout containing the drop-down control ( pxDropdown ) to display the Properties panel, and then select the Presentation tab to configure the display of the drop-down list.
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| Edit Options |
Select an edit mode for this control. The edit mode of the control takes precedence over section and harness settings.
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| Read only values |
For read-only formats, select to display one of the following:
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| Specify size |
Specifies the width of the drop-down list.
Select Auto if you want the layout to determine the width of the control area. This is the default. If you want to specify a fixed width for the drop-down, select Custom and then specify the width in pixels or percentage. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Control format | Specifies the format of the drop-down list. You can style drop-down controls and create additional formats in the skin rule. To select a custom format, press the down arrow and select Other. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Label format | Specifies the format of the drop-down labels. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type |
Select a format (read-only) used with this property. Your selection filters the
format options.
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to review or create the rule.
or
Date Format
Date/Time or Date.Number.Select left, right, or center alignment.
Number.
A non-negative integer to control the number of digits presented after the decimal place. The default is
Auto,
which displays a maximum of three decimal places (placeholder zeroes are not added). Select to remove all digits after the decimal point and round to the nearest integer. Select
All
to include all digits.
Number.
Select one of the following:
- Round to nearest even number - Partial values are rounded to nearest even number. For example +5.5 rounds up to +6; +6.5 rounds down to +6.
- Round up to nearest - Partial values are always rounded up. For example, +5.5 rounds up to +6; +6.5 rounds up to +7.
Number.
Select a label indicating the scaling you wish to apply to the number. The scales are K for thousands, M for millions, B for billions, and T for trillions. For instance, if you select
Thousands,
a value of 20,000 appears as "20 K." If
Percentage, the value appears as a percentage sign (.8 appears as "80%").
Number.
Select a format (minus sign or parenthesis) for displaying negative numbers.
You can also specify a CSS class if you select one of the
Style Ref
options. By default, the class name is
NegativeNumber.
Number.
When a symbol is specified an additional character(s) is prepended to the value. Currency automatically uses the localized currency symbol, constant uses a string, and reference uses a property value.
Select an option for representing the number as
Currency- Formats the number as a currency using the default locale.Constant- A text string or character (for example, "%") ASCII character that you enter.Reference- A property value.
Number.Select to use a thousands' separator. Depending upon the default locale, a comma or period is used.
Appears if the Read-only format Type is Text.
Select
Yes
if you want the characters entered by the user to appear as a string of bullets. The input characters are initially added to the clipboard as unencrypted, clear text values. The system computes the hashed value only as the page is committed to the PegaRULES database. Thereafter, the hashed value appears in both the clipboard and the database row.
Text
and the control is not obfuscated.
Select a property or constant that you want to add either before the displayed property value. For example, when the user name appears, the system can automatically prepend the user's title.
Text
and the control is not obfuscated.
Select a property or constant that you want to add after the displayed property value. For example, when the user name appears, the system can automatically append the full mail extension to the name.
True/False.
Select to label either outcome using Text or an Image.
False Image
Appears if the Type is
True/False
and Show Value As
Image
is selected.
Select an image to label either outcome. Used with a boolean type.
False Text
Appears if the Type is
True/False
and Show Value As
Text
is selected.
Enter a text string to label either outcome. Used with a boolean type.
If the Localize? check box is selected on the section's HTML tab, a SmartPrompt Appears in the Constant field in the Parameters dialog. Select a field value rule if you plan to localize the text. If this text is to be localized, enter no more than 64 characters. A field value rule with pyCaption as the second key part and this text as the final key part is needed for each locale.
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