Form item attributes The form item attributes reference. ACCELERATOR attributeThe ACCELERATOR is an action attribute defining the primary accelerator key for an action.ACCELERATOR2 attributeThe ACCELERATOR2 is an action attribute defining the secondary accelerator key for an action.ACCELERATOR3 attributeThe ACCELERATOR3 is an action attribute defining the third accelerator key for an action.ACCELERATOR4 attributeThe ACCELERATOR4 is an action attribute defining the fourth accelerator key for an action.ACTION attributeThe ACTION attribute defines the action associated with the form item.AGGREGATETEXT attributeThe AGGREGATETEXT attribute defines a label to be displayed for aggregate fields.AGGREGATETYPE attributeThe AGGREGATETYPE attribute defines how the aggregate field value is computed.AUTOSCALE attributeThe AUTOSCALE attribute causes the form element contents to automatically scale to the size given to the item.AUTONEXT attributeThe AUTONEXT attribute forces the focus to automatically leave the current field when completed.BUTTONTEXTHIDDEN attributeThe BUTTONTEXTHIDDEN attribute indicates that the button labels for an element are not to be displayed.CENTURY attributeThe CENTURY attribute defines expansion of the year in a DATE or DATETIME field.CLASS attributeThe CLASS attribute defines the behavior of a field defined with the WIDGET attribute.COLOR attributeThe COLOR attribute defines the foreground color of the text displayed by a form element.COLOR WHERE AttributeThe COLOR WHERE attribute defines a condition to set the foreground color dynamically.CONFIG AttributeThe CONFIG attribute defines the behavior and decoration of a field defined with the WIDGET attribute.CONTEXTMENU attributeThe CONTEXTMENU attribute defines whether a context menu option must be displayed for an action.COMMENT attributeThe COMMENT attribute defines a hint for the user about the form element.COMPLETER attributeThe COMPLETER attribute enables autocompletion for the edit field.COMPONENTTYPE attributeThe COMPONENTTYPE attribute defines a name identifying the external widget for WEBCOMPONENT fields.DEFAULT attributeThe DEFAULT attribute assigns a default value to a field during data entry.DEFAULTVIEW attributeThe DEFAULTVIEW attribute defines if a default view (a button) must be displayed for a given action.DISPLAY LIKE attributeThe DISPLAY LIKE attribute applies column attributes defined in the database schema files (.att) to a field.DISCLOSUREINDICATOR attributeThe DISCLOSUREINDICATOR attribute adds a drill-down decoration to the form item.DOUBLECLICK attributeThe DOUBLECLICK attribute defines the action for row choice on TABLE/TREE/SCROLLGRID rows.DOWNSHIFT attributeThe DOWNSHIFT attribute forces character input to lowercase letters.EXPANDEDCOLUMN attributeThe EXPANDEDCOLUMN attribute specifies the form field that indicates whether a tree node is expanded.FONTPITCH attributeThe FONTPITCH attribute defines the character font type as fixed or variable when the default font is used.FORMAT attributeThe FORMAT attribute defines the data formatting of numeric and date fields, for input and display.GRIDCHILDRENINPARENT attributeThe GRIDCHILDRENINPARENT attribute is used for a container to align its children to the parent container.HEIGHT attributeThe HEIGHT attribute forces an explicit height for a form element.HIDDEN attributeThe HIDDEN attribute indicates that the element is not to be displayed.IDCOLUMN attributeThe IDCOLUMN attribute specifies the form field that contains the identifier of a tree node.IMAGE attributeThe IMAGE attribute defines the image resource to be displayed for the form item.IMAGECOLUMN attributeThe IMAGECOLUMN attribute defines the form field containing the image for the current field.IMAGECOLLAPSED attributeThe IMAGECOLLAPSED attribute sets the global icon to be used when a tree node is collapsed.IMAGEEXPANDED attributeThe IMAGEEXPANDED attribute sets the global icon to be used when a tree node is expanded.IMAGELEAF attributeThe IMAGELEAF attribute defines the global icon for leaf nodes of a TREE container.INCLUDE attributeThe INCLUDE attribute defines a list of possible values for a field.INITIALIZER attributeThe INITIALIZER attribute allows you to specify an initialization function that will be automatically called by the runtime system to set up the form item.INITIALPAGESIZE attributeThe INITIALPAGESIZE attribute defines the initial page size of a list element.INVISIBLE attributeThe INVISIBLE attribute prevents field data being readable on the screen.ISNODECOLUMN attributeThe ISNODECOLUMN attribute specifies the form field that indicates whether a tree node has children.ITEMS attributeThe ITEMS attribute defines a list of possible values that can be used by the form item.JUSTIFY attributeThe JUSTIFY attribute defines the alignment of a text field content, and table column headers.KEY attributeThe KEY attribute is used to define the labels of keys when the field is made current.KEYBOARDHINT attributeThe KEYBOARDHINT attribute gives an indication of the kind of data the form field contains, allowing the front-end to adapt the keyboard accordingly.MINHEIGHT attributeThe MINHEIGHT attribute defines the minimum height of a form.MINWIDTH attributeThe MINWIDTH attribute defines the minimum width of a form.NOENTRY attributeThe NOENTRY attribute prevents data entry in the field during an input dialog. NOT NULL attributeThe NOT NULL attribute specifies that the field does not accept NULL values.NOTEDITABLE attributeThe NOTEDITABLE attribute disables the text editor.OPTIONS attributeThe OPTIONS attribute specifies widget options for the field.ORIENTATION attributeThe ORIENTATION attribute defines whether an element displays vertically or horizontally.PARENTIDCOLUMN attributeThe PARENTIDCOLUMN attribute specifies the form field that contains the identifier of the parent node of a tree node.PICTURE attributeThe PICTURE attribute specifies a character pattern for data entry in a text field, and prevents entry of values that conflict with the specified pattern.PLACEHOLDER attributeThe PLACEHOLDER attribute defines a hint for the user when the field contains no value.PROGRAM attributeThe PROGRAM attribute can specify an external application program to edit TEXT or BYTE fields.PROPERTIES attributeThe PROPERTIES attribute is used to define a list of widget-specific characteristics.QUERYEDITABLE attributeThe QUERYEDITABLE attribute makes a COMBOBOX field editable during a CONSTRUCT statement.REQUIRED attributeThe REQUIRED attribute forces the user to modify the content of a field during an input dialog.REVERSE attributeThe REVERSE attribute displays any value in the field in reverse video (dark characters in a bright field).SAMPLE attributeThe SAMPLE attribute defines the text to be used to compute the width of a form field widget.SCROLL attributeThe SCROLL attribute can be used to enable horizontal scrolling in a character field.SCROLLBARS attributeThe SCROLLBARS attribute can be used to specify scrollbars for a form item.SIZEPOLICY attributeThe SIZEPOLICY attribute is a sizing directive based on the content of a form item.SPACING attributeThe SPACING attribute is a spacing directive to display form elements.SPLITTER attributeThe SPLITTER attribute forces the container to use a splitter widget between each child element.STEP attributeThe STEP attribute specifies how a value is increased or decreased in one step (by a mouse click or key up/down).STRETCH attributeThe STRETCH attribute specifies how a widget must resize when the parent container is resized.STYLE attributeThe STYLE attribute specifies a presentation style for a form element.TABINDEX attributeThe TABINDEX attribute defines the tab order for a form item.TAG attributeThe TAG attribute can be used to identify the form item with a specific string.TEXT attributeThe TEXT attribute defines the label associated with a form item.TITLE attributeThe TITLE attribute defines the title of a form item.UNHIDABLE attributeThe UNHIDABLE attribute indicates that the element cannot be hidden or shown by the user with the context menu.UNHIDABLECOLUMNS attributeThe UNHIDABLECOLUMNS attribute indicates that the columns of the table cannot be hidden or shown by the user with the context menu.UNMOVABLE attributeThe UNMOVABLE attribute prevents the user from moving a defined column of a table.UNMOVABLECOLUMNS attributeThe UNMOVABLECOLUMNS attribute prevents the user from moving columns of a table.UNSIZABLE attributeThe UNSIZABLE attribute indicates that the element cannot be resized by the user.UNSIZABLECOLUMNS attributeThe UNSIZABLECOLUMNS attribute indicates that the columns of the table cannot be resized by the user.UNSORTABLE attributeThe UNSORTABLE attribute indicates that the element cannot be selected by the user for sorting.UNSORTABLECOLUMNS attributeThe UNSORTABLECOLUMNS attribute indicates that the columns of the table cannot be selected by the user for sorting.UPSHIFT attributeThe UPSHIFT attribute forces character input to uppercase letters.VALIDATE attributeThe VALIDATE action attribute defines the data validation level for a given action.VALIDATE LIKE attributeThe VALIDATE LIKE attribute applies column attributes defined in the .val database schema files to a field.VALUEMIN attributeThe VALUEMIN attribute defines a lower limit of values displayed in widgets (such as progress bars).VALUEMAX attributeThe VALUEMAX attribute defines a upper limit of values displayed in widgets (such as progress bars).VALUECHECKED attributeThe VALUECHECKED attribute defines the value associated with a checkbox item when it is checked.VALUEUNCHECKED attributeThe VALUEUNCHECKED attribute defines the value associated with a checkbox item when it is not checked.VERIFY attributeThe VERIFY attribute requires users to enter data in the field twice to reduce the probability of erroneous data entry.VERSION attributeThe VERSION attribute is used to specify a user version string for an element.WANTFIXEDPAGESIZE attributeThe WANTFIXEDPAGESIZE attribute controls the vertical resizing of a list element.WANTNORETURNS attributeThe WANTNORETURNS attribute forces a text field to reject newline characters when the user presses the Return key.WANTTABS attributeThe WANTTABS attribute forces a text field to insert Tab characters in the text when the user presses the Tab key.WIDGET attributeThe WIDGET attribute specifies the type of graphical widget to be used for a field.WIDTH attributeThe WIDTH attribute forces an explicit width of a form element.WINDOWSTYLE attributeThe WINDOWSTYLE attribute defines the style to be used by the parent window of a form.WORDWRAP AttributeThe WORDWRAP attribute enables a multiple-line editor in TUI mode.