AbstractDropDown Properties

Use

• activateAccessKey

  Activates access keys.

  Both users and administrators can personalize this property.

• displayAsText

  Specifies whether the DropDown element is to look like a pure text field when the focus is not set on it. When the mouse pointer is moved over the UI element, the UI element is highlighted. When the UI element is clicked on, it behaves like a normal DropDown element, and the user can make a selection from the dropdown list.

• explanation

  Help text displayed when the help mode is activated.

  More information: Explanation Property

  This property can be personalized by an administrator.

• inputPrompt

  Short help text for the end user, which disappears as soon as the user makes an entry.

• labelFor

  ID of the UI element you want to label.

  You can use a Label for the following UI elements:

  • BreadCrumb

  • Caption

  • CheckBox and CheckBoxGroup

  • DropDownByKey, DropDownByIndex, and DropDownListBox

  • FileDownload and FileUpload

  • FormattedTextEdit and FormattedTextView

  • Image

  • InputField

  • ItemListBox

  • LinkToAction and LinkToUrl

  • ProgressIndicator

  • RadioButton, RadioButtonGroupByIndex, and RadioButtonGroupByKey

  • Table

  • TextEdit and TextView

  • ThresholdSlider

  • TransparentContainer

  • TriStateCheckBox

• readOnly

  Determines whether the user can change the selection in the dropdown list box, or whether th selection can only be displayed and read.

  This property can be personalized by an administrator. In personalization, this property can be assigned the value: true

• state

  Error status of the interface element. Read the note about the required asterisk for a Label in FormLayout under TTruncating Contents in the FormLayout.

  This property can be personalized by an administrator.

  Value	Description	Can be Set Using Personalization
  normal	Normal status of the interface element	No
  required	The value must be entered	Yes

• width

  Width of the UI element.

  More information: Methods and Properties - General Information.

  This property can be personalized by an administrator.