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The Text Box object is supported only in page reports that are created using query resources. It contains the following properties:
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Class Type | Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only. |
| Instance Name | Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only. |
| Geometry | |
| Height | Specifies the height of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the height.
Data type: Float |
| Width | Specifies the width of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the width.
Data type: Float |
| X | Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position.
Data type: Float |
| Y | Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position.
Data type: Float |
| Color | |
| Background | Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| CSS | |
| Class | Specifies a CSS class to be applied to the object which is a valid class in the CSS file.
Data type: String |
| Style | The property can be used in two ways.
Data type: String |
| Others | |
| Export to CSV | Specifies whether to include the object in the CSV result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to Excel | Specifies whether to include the object in the Excel result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to HTML | Specifies whether to include the object in the HTML result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to PDF | Specifies whether to include the object in the PDF result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to PostScript | Specifies whether to include the object in the PostScript result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to Report Result | Specifies whether to include the object when previewing the report in Page Report Result and running the report in Page Report Studio.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to RTF | Specifies whether to include the object in the RTF result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to Text | Specifies whether to include the object in the Text result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Export to XML | Specifies whether to include the object in the XML result of the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Invisible | Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true.
Data type: Boolean |
| Position | Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Record Location | Specifies the calculation point for the properties which use formulas. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Suppress | Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will be skipped if the property is set to true.
Data type: Boolean Note: When both the Invisible and Suppress properties of an object are set to true, Suppress has the higher priority. |
| Suppress When No Records | Specifies whether to display the object in the report results when no record is returned to its parent data component.
Data type: Boolean |
| Vertical Alignment | Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Vertical Auto Size | If true, the height of the object will be automatically adjusted according to the size of the contents.
Data type: Boolean |
| Excel | |
| Column Index | Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.
Data type: Integer |
| Row Index | Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.
Data type: Integer |
| Border | |
| Border Color | Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.
Data type: String |
| Border Thickness | Specifies the width of the border. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness.
Data type: Float |
| Bottom Line | Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Left Line | Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Right Line | Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| Top Line | Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.
Data type: Enumeration |
| TOC | |
| Anchor Display Value | Specifies a string or formula to display for the TOC entry for this object in the TOC Browser. By default it is the value of the specified object. The TOC Anchor property must be set to true for this property to take effect.
Data type: String |
| TOC Anchor | Specifies whether to include the object in the TOC Browser for the report.
Data type: Boolean |
| Accessibility | |
| External CSS Class Selector | Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.
Data type: String |