Javascript: SelectionFormField Object - TX Text Control DS Server

TX Text Control DS ServerReference GuideJavaScript APISelectionFormField Object

The SelectionFormField objet represents a combobox or a drop-down list on a form. It can be initially empty and it can have a horizontal extension, when it is empty. Depending on whether it is editable, the SelectionFormField is either a combobox or a drop-down list.

Syntax

JavaScript

SelectionFormField

Introduced: X18.

Methods

Method	Description
getBounds	Gets the bounding rectangle of a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getContainsInputPosition	Returns true, if the Textfield contains the current text input position. (Inherited from FormField)
getDeleteable	Gets whether a text field can be deleted by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited. (Inherited from FormField)
getDoubledInputPosition	Sets whether a text field has a doubled input position in front of its first character and behind its last character. (Inherited from FormField)
getEditable	Gets whether the text of a text field can be changed by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited. (Inherited from FormField)
getEmptyWidth	Gets the horizontal extension, in twips, of the selection formfield, when it is empty.
getEnabled	Gets a value indicating whether the form field is enabled. (Inherited from FormField)
getFormattingBounds	Gets the formatting rectangle of a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getHighlightColor	Gets the highlight color for the text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getHighlightMode	Gets a value indicating when the text field is highlighted. (Inherited from FormField)
getID	Gets an identifier for a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getIsDropDownArrowVisible	Gets a value indicating whether a dropdown arrow is shown so that the user can select an item.
getIsSpellCheckingEnabled	Gets whether a text field's text is checked on misspelled words. (Inherited from FormField)
getItems	Gets a list of items for the SelectionFormField.
getLength	Gets the number of characters in a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getName	Relates a user-defined name to a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getSelectedIndex	Gets the index of the selected item of the SelectionFormField.
getStart	Gets the first character position (one-based) of a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
getText	Gets the text which is contained within a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
scrollTo	Sets the current input position to the beginning of a text field and scrolls it into the visible part of the document. (Inherited from FormField)
setDeleteable	Sets whether a text field can be deleted by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited. (Inherited from FormField)
setDoubledInputPosition	Gets whether a text field has a doubled input position in front of its first character and behind its last character. (Inherited from FormField)
setEditable	Sets whether the text of a text field can be changed by the end-user while a TX Text Control document is being edited. (Inherited from FormField)
setEmptyWidth	Sets the horizontal extension, in twips, of the selection formfield, when it is empty.
setEnabled	Sets a value indicating whether the form field is enabled. (Inherited from FormField)
setHighlightColor	Sets the highlight color for the text field. (Inherited from FormField)
setHighlightMode	Sets a value indicating when the text field is highlighted. (Inherited from FormField)
setID	Sets an identifier for the text field. (Inherited from FormField)
setIsDropDownArrowVisible	Sets a value indicating whether a dropdown arrow is shown so that the user can select an item.
setIsSpellCheckingEnabled	Gets whether a text field's text is checked on misspelled words. (Inherited from FormField)
setItems	Sets a list of items for the SelectionFormField.
setName	Sets the name of a text field. (Inherited from FormField)
setSelectedIndex	Sets the index of the selected item of the SelectionFormField.
setText	Sets the text which is contained within a text field. (Inherited from FormField)