Form item types

The item-type defines the kind of form item, to indicate which graphical object must be used to display the form element. This table describes the supported Form Item types:

Table 1. Form item types
Form Item Type	Description
AGGREGATE	Aggregate field defining a table summary cell.
BUTTON	Standard push button with a label or a picture.
BUTTONEDIT	Line edit box with a button on the right side.
CANVAS	Area reserved for drawing.
CHECKBOX	Boolean entry with a box and a text label.
COMBOBOX	Field with a button that opens a list of values.
DATEEDIT	Line edit box with a button that opens a calendar window.
EDIT	Simple line edit box for data input or display.
FIELD	Abstract form field that can be defined in database schema files.
GROUP	Group container specified with a layout tag.
IMAGE	Area where a picture file can be displayed.
LABEL	Simple read-only text widget.
PROGRESSBAR	Progress bar widget to display an integer value.
RADIOGROUP	Field presented with a set of radio buttons.
SCROLLGRID	Scrollable grid container specified with a layout tag.
SLIDER	Slider widget to enter an integer value within a defined range.
SPINEDIT	Text editor to enter an integer value.
TABLE	Table container specified with a layout tag.
TEXTEDIT	Multi-line edit box for data input or display.
TIMEEDIT	Text editor to enter time values.
TREE	Tree container specified with a layout tag.
WEBCOMPONENT	Defines a web component field implemented with an external widget.