<text> Element

Specifies that this property attribute takes a text value.

Syntax

<text 
    long="true | false"
    max-length="maximumNumberOfCharactersAllowed"
/>

Attributes

long

 

Specifies whether the IDE should provide an expanded editing area for the attribute's value. Set this attribute to false to provide a typical single-line editing field in the Property Editor. [Ignored in beta.]

Allowable values: true or false.

Use: Optional.

Type: xs:boolean.

Default value: false.

max-length

Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed for the value of this attribute.

Allowable values: Any integer.

Use: Optional.

Type: xs:int.

Default value: None.

Type

None.

Hierarchy

Parent: attribute.

Children: None.

Remarks

This element is one of several you can use to specify the type of a property attribute's value. The complete list includes boolean, class-name, class-names, date, decimal, enumeration, file-path, integer, QNAME, text, URI, URL, URN, XML, or custom. Note that you may use only one of these types for a given attribute.

Related Topics

Control Property Schema Reference

Tutorial: Java Control