DynamicProperty

The DynamicProperty element is a child element of DynamicProperties.

DynamicProperties can have one or more DynamicProperty children.

The DynamicProperty element has attributes. Valid attributes depend on the parent element of Form, BusinessRecord, BusinessApplication, or Database.

Syntax

   <File>
      <DynamicProperties>
        <DynamicProperty/>
        <DynamicProperty/>
        <DynamicProperty/>
      </DynamicProperties>
    </File>

Attributes

Table 1. DynamicProperty element attributes
Attribute	Options
`name`	Property identifier, name that appears in the xml. Must be unique among all the dynamic properties. The property gets associated with the Item / Relation through name.
`description`	Textual description of the property. Displayed in property view tooltip.
`type`	Property type. Defines how the property editor behaves. BOOLEAN The editor is a checkbox. Valid values are true, false. MULTIPLEBOOLEAN The editor is the multiple checkbox dialog, editorInfo can have contains(list of checkable values), title, description and icon ENUM The editor is combobox, values are in editorInfo contains: or dynamic INTEGER The editor is spinbox , range is in editorInfo: range TEXT The editor is for text. FILE The editor is the browse dialog. FIELDS The editor is the field selection dialog. The fields are dynamic. BRQUERY The editor is the record query dialog. This property type is reserved, do not use. FDTEXT This property type is reserved, do not use. FDSTYLE This property type is reserved, do not use. FDINCLUDE This property type is reserved, do not use. FDCOLORCONDITION This property type is reserved, do not use. MULTIPLELINES This editor is for text with a dialog for multiple line editing. MULTIPLEPATH This editor is the multiple path dialog. The `hasBrowseButton` specifies if the editor should have browse button. `editPathMode` can be file or directory. `selectionMode` can be single or multiple. A custom property is a property which uses a property editor defined by the customer. We provide only 2 types of custom editors: WEB The editor is a input field with a browse button which opens a dialog box displaying a html document. See The WEB custom editor. PROCESS The editor is a input field with a browse button which launches an external process. See The PROCESS custom editor.
`initialValue`	Default value used when no user value is set. This is the value set when the restore button is used. The default value is not saved in the file.
`dynamicContent` (Form)	Name of the dynamic content source if the property is dynamic. The available dynamic contents in Form Designer are: databaseName List of available databases in the project and preferences. sqlTabName List of available database tables in the current database. colName List of available columns available with the `sqlTabName` table in the current database aggregateColName List of available columns available with the `aggregateTableName` table in the current database. displayColName List of available columns available with the `displayLikeTableName` table in the current database. validateColName List of available columns available with the `validateLikeTableName` table in the current database. fieldType List of available field type (only formonly if there is no database). hidden Adds `USER` to true, false if the selection contains only table columns. posX, posY, gridwith, gridHeight Returns the geometry limits depending on parent geometry. rowCount, colCount, stepX, stepY Corresponding min and max (for matrices). totalRows Min and max rows for table elements. expandedColumns Deprecated. masterTable List of record implicit tables. componentType List of available web components. lookup List of lookups in the parent record. srcFieldsContent List of available record fields in relation source. dstFieldsContent List of available record fields in relation destination. precision Available precision for current `qual1` qualifier. scale Available scale for current `qual2` qualifier. aggregatePrecision Available aggregate precision for current `aggregateQual1` qualifier. children List of available children names. sibling List of available sibling names.
`dynamicContent` (BusinessApplication)	Name of the dynamic content source if the property is dynamic. The available dynamic contents in BusinessApplication are: srcFieldsContent List of available fields in the relation source or the current item if not a relation. dstFieldsContent List of available fields in the destination item or the current item if not a relation. actionContent List of available actions in the source item or the current item if not a relation. type List of available types for the current element.
`editorInfo`	Semicolon separated list of `attribute:value` pair containing the property editor information. For example: `editorInfo="contains:ButtonEdit\|CheckBox \|ComboBox\|DateEdit\|Edit\|FFImage\|FFLabel \|Field\|ProgressBar\|RadioGroup\|Slider \|SpinEdit\|TextEdit\|TimeEdit"` editor Use another editor than the default one associated to the property type. alwaysUpdate If true, the model is modified immediately on each user action. contains List of values for ENUM type if not dynamic. editMode If true, the property editor is editable (combobox, BRQuery). filters For FILE type, set the browse dialog extension filter. isDynamic If true, the values (contains property) is computed. range Range of values for the spinbox editor (similar to contains), two values separated with ‘\|’. icon Contains the banner icon for property editor opening a dialog box (text, checkboxlist, MULTIPLELINES) title Contains the window title for property editor opening a dialog box (text, checkboxlist, MULTIPLELINES) description Contains the banner title for property editor opening a dialog box (text, checkboxlist, MULTIPLELINES)
`label`	Text displayed in the Properties view.
`readOnly`	Sets property to read only. Options are `true` or `false`.
`isHidden`	Sets visibility of the property. Options are `true` or `false`.

Example

    <File extension="4fdm" isManaged="true">
      <DynamicProperties>
        <DynamicProperty name="foreignFields"  type="FIELDS"  
          label="foreignFields" initialValue="" 
          editorInfo="isDynamic:true" dynamicContent="srcFieldsContent"/>
        <DynamicProperty name="primaryFields"  type="FIELDS"  
          label="primaryFields" initialValue="" 
          editorInfo="isDynamic:true" dynamicContent="dstFieldsContent"/>
        <DynamicPropertyGroup name="relations"     
          label="Relation"      
          description="Relation properties group" 
          properties="foreignFields;primaryFields"/>
        <DynamicProperty name="canSearch"      type="BOOLEAN" 
          label="canSearch"     initialValue="true" 
          description="Allow search using Query By Example"/>
        <DynamicProperty name="canAdd"         type="BOOLEAN" 
          label="canAdd"        initialValue="true" 
          description="Allow adding items"/>
        <DynamicProperty name="canModify"      type="BOOLEAN" 
          label="canModify"     initialValue="true" 
          description="Allow modifying existing items"/>
        <DynamicProperty name="canDelete"      type="BOOLEAN" 
          label="canDelete"     initialValue="true" 
          description="Allow deleting items"/>
        <DynamicPropertyGroup name="functionality" 
          label="Functionality" 
          description="Functionality properties group" 
          properties="canAdd;canModify;canDelete;canSearch"/>
      </DynamicProperties>
      <Items>
        <Item nodeName="Relation" srcProperty="foreignFields" 
          dstProperty="primaryFields" 
          dynamicProperties="primaryFields;foreignFields"/>
        <Item nodeName="Record" 
          dynamicProperties="canAdd;canModify;canDelete;canSearch"/>
      </Items>
    </File>