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.