SAS/AF Software: Class Dictionary

Using the Text Entry Control

Key properties to set

dataType attribute Specify the type of data that a text entry displays: character or numeric.
You can also query or set this attribute using SCL. For example, the following line of SCL code queries the data type being used:
choice = textentry1.dataType;

text attribute (default attribute) Specify the characters that appear in the text entry field by default. This attribute is only available if the dataType attribute is set to 'character.'
You can also query or set this attribute using SCL. For example, the following line of code sets the string that initially appears in the text entry field:
textentry1.text = 'Type Comments Here';

Note: The following line of code is also valid since the text attribute is the default attribute:
textentry1 = 'Type Comments Here';
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value attribute Specify the numbers that appear in the text entry field by default. This attribute is only available if the dataType attribute is set to 'numeric.'
You can also query or set this attribute using SCL. For example, the following line of code sets the numbers that initially appear in the text entry field"
textentry1.value = '100';

Build-time attributes

The following attribute is a build-time attribute, meaning it can only be set at build-time if you choose to use it:

Text Entry Control: borderStyle

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