ORIENTATION attribute

The ORIENTATION attribute defines whether an element displays vertically or horizontally.

Syntax

ORIENTATION[@screen-size] = {VERTICAL|HORIZONTAL}
where screen-size can be:
{ SMALL | MEDIUM | LARGE }
  1. screen-size is a screen size selector that indicates how the element is oriented, vertically or horizontally, depending on the size of the screen. Several ORIENTATION@screen-size attributes can be used for the same element.

Usage

The ORIENTATION attribute defines how a form element must be oriented, when the element can be rendered in both horizontal and vertical directions.

The ORIENTATION attribute can be used in the definition of a RADIOGROUP form item, to specify how radio items have to be displayed:

RADIOGROUP f001 = customer.status, ORIENTATION=HORIZONTAL;
A VBOX or HBOX container can be defined with the ORIENTATION attribute, in conjunction with a @screen-size modifier, to get the appropriate rendering, depending on the screen size:
VBOX vb1 ( ORIENTATION@LARGE = HORIZONTAL )
  • A VBOX renders by default vertically, and the orientation can be changed to horizontal.
  • An HBOX renders by default horizontally, and its orientation can be changed to vertical.

Example

VBOX vb1 ( ORIENTATION@LARGE = HORIZONTAL )
GRID grid1
...
TABLE table1
...
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