bidiType

If you set the bidiType property to bidiTypeKind.visual, users can enter bidirectional data in visual order. If the property is set to bidiTypeKind.logical (the default), no conversion is performed. This property can be applied only to STRING, CHAR, and UNICODE variables.

Use the bidiTypeKind enumeration to specify values for this property. The bidiTypeKind enumeration has the following values:
logical (the default)
Users must enter bidirectional text in logical order.
visual
Users must enter bidirectional text in visual order.
At runtime, users can use specific keystrokes to perform the following bidirectional functions:
field reverse
Press Alt+Num Lock. If the field orientation is left-to-right, this key combination changes the field orientation to right-to-left, the cursor moves to the right side of the field, and the language layer becomes bidirectional. If the field orientation is right-to-left, this key combination changes the field orientation to left-to-right, the cursor moves to the left side of the field, and the language layer becomes Latin.
auto push
Press Alt+Keypad /. This combination allows the user to change back and forth between left-to-right and right-to-left text by changing the language layer (change the language layer by pressing Alt+Shift).
push on
Press Shift+Num Lock. This combination allows the user to enter and edit text in the opposite direction from the field direction.
push off
Press Shift+Keypad /. This combination ends push mode and moves the cursor to the end of the push segment.

Compatibility

Table 1. Support for bidiType property
Data item JSF handler VGUI record Console UI Text Form Java™ Text Form COBOL Print Form Java Print Form COBOL
Yes Yes No No No No No No

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