Action attributes context usage

Action attributes are used to configure functional and decoration properties of actions. The table below lists the possible action attributes and indicates in what context they can be defined.

Table 1. Action attributes definitions
Attribute Context
Form action view Dialog action handler Form action defaults section Global action defaults file (.4ad)
ACCELERATOR

See ACCELERATOR action attribute.

No Yes Yes Yes
ACCELERATOR2

See ACCELERATOR2 action attribute.

No No Yes Yes
ACCELERATOR3

See ACCELERATOR3 action attribute.

No No Yes Yes
ACCELERATOR4

See ACCELERATOR4 action attribute.

No No Yes Yes
COMMENT

See COMMENT action attribute.

Yes Yes Yes Yes
CONTEXTMENU

See CONTEXTMENU action attribute.

No Yes Yes Yes
DEFAULTVIEW

See DEFAULTVIEW action attribute.

No Yes Yes Yes
IMAGE

See IMAGE action attribute.

Yes Yes Yes Yes
ROWBOUND

See ROWBOUND action attribute.

No Yes (only for list dialogs) No No
TEXT

See TEXT action attribute.

Yes Yes Yes Yes
VALIDATE

See VALIDATE action attribute.

No Yes (only for input dialogs) Yes Yes