There are several visualization types you can choose for a field. Which one is most appropriate depends on the type of field and the type of values it can have. The types available follow:

Edit Box

When you add a field to a component, by default it is visualized as an edit box:



You can change the default length, width and other characteristics of the edit box. The same is true for all visualizations.

Edit Box with a Prompter

You can define a prompter component for a field. The prompter is a user-defined reusable part. When the field has a prompter, a button with ellipses is added to the edit box so the user can display the prompter:



At run time when the prompter button is clicked, the prompter component is displayed to allow the user to choose a value.

Set of Radio Buttons

When the field can have one of a limited set of values, it can be displayed as radio buttons:

Check Box

When a field's value can be True or False, it can be defined as a check box:

List

When a field can have one of a set of values, it can be visualized as a list or a dropdown:

Spin Edit Box

A numeric field can be visualized as a spin edit box:

Track Bar

Numeric fields can be visualized as a track bar where appropriate:

Progress Bar

In some instances you may want to visualize a numeric field as a progress bar:

DateTime Picker and Calendar

Datetime fields can be visualized as a dropdown datetime picker or a calendar:

Reusable Part

You can define a reusable part to for visualizing the field.

When Embedded in Lists

Embedded in a list (Grid, ListView, TreeView) fields can be displayed as:

Embedded in a list (Grid, ListView, TreeView) fields can be edited as: