SetFieldTypeByFieldName Method
- Austin Logie (Unlicensed)
- Esteban Sager
Owned by Austin Logie (Unlicensed)
What it Does
Sets the type of the field, given its name. Usually fields are defaulted to textboxes, radio buttons or checkboxes. With this method, you can make a field be a DropDownList (select), a multiline field (textarea) or other types.
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FieldName | String | The name attribute of the field to be applied a type. E.g "1own.FName" |
| FieldType | AbstractFieldType | Base class representing a type. The child classes that can be used are described below, and can be retrieved using the FieldType module / static class, which has one method per available field type. |
FieldType options
Type | Parameters | Description | Sample Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| AltDataButton | valueList:List<string> → list of Level2 + Level 3 field parts that will cover the button. E.g: New List(Of String)({"LName", "FName"})) | Adds an alt data button ( + ) next to the field | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.AltDataButton(New List(Of String)({"LName", "FName"}))) |
| DropDownList | valueList:List<string> → list of options to be built within the select tag. Each item will be both the value and the text of the html option tag | Converts the field (usually textbox) into a select element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.DropDownList(New List(Of String)({"NY", "CA", "NV"}))) |
| MultiLine | No parameters | Converts the field (usually textbox) into a textarea element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.MultiLine()) |
| Range | minValue:int → lower bound of the range maxValue:int → upper bound of the range | Converts the field into a range element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.Range(1, 100)) |
| Month | No parameters | Converts the field into a month element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.Month()) |
| Week | No parameters | Converts the field into a week element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.Week()) |
| Time | No parameters | Converts the field into a time element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.LName", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.Time()) |
| DateTime | No parameters | Converts the field into a datetime element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.DOB", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.DateTime()) |
| DateTimeLocal | No parameters | Converts the field into a datetimelocal element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.DOB", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.DateTimeLocal()) |
| FTDate | No parameters | Converts the field into a date element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.DOB", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.FTDate()) |
| No parameters | Converts the field into an email element | objQFE.SetFieldTypeByFieldName("1own.Mail", QuikFormsEngine.FieldType.Email()) |
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