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DBField

The properties of a DBField object are:

Property Name Description
General
Display Name Specifies the display name of the object.

Data type: String

Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height Specifies the height of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

Width Specifies the width of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the width. When the DBField is in a crosstab, it is available only when the DBField is used as aggregate field.

Data type: Float

X Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches. Not available when the DBField is in a crosstab.

Data type: Float

Y Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches. Not available when the DBField is in a crosstab.

Data type: Float

Color
Background Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Foreground Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Text Format
Auto Fit Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents. For performance concern, it is recommended that you do not set both Auto Fit and Word Wrap to true when the DBField is in a crosstab.

Data type: Boolean

Bold Specifies whether to make the text bold.

Data type: Boolean

Font Face Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font Size Specifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer

Format Specifies the display format of the text in the report result. It varies with data type and can be manually defined. Not available when the DBField is in a crosstab.

Data type: String

Note: For the BigDecimal type, to avoid precision loss, you should enter a prefix JRD when setting the format property value.

Horizontal Alignment Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Italic Specifies whether to make the text italic.

Data type: Boolean

Strikethrough Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text.

Data type: Boolean

Underline Specifies whether to underline the text.

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

Word Wrap Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width. For performance concern, it is recommended that you do not set both Auto Fit and Word Wrap to true when the DBField is in a crosstab.

Data type: Boolean

Border
Border Color Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog. You can also enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Border Thickness Specifies the width of the border in inches. 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

Padding
Bottom Padding Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Left Padding Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Right Padding Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Top Padding Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Others
Export to CSV Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Excel Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel.

Data type: Boolean

Export to HTML Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to HTML.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PDF Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PDF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PostScript Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PostScript.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Report Result Specifies whether to include the object in Web Report Studio or when the report is opened in Web Report Result.

Data type: Boolean

Export to RTF Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to RTF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Text Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text.

Data type: Boolean

Export to XML Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to XML.

Data type: Boolean

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