Text form properties

You can assign the following properties when declaring a text form. For print forms, see Print form properties.

Table 1. Common properties that apply to a text form
Property Description
alias Specifies a string that is used in some situations instead of the form name.
formSize Specifies the dimensions of the form.
helpForm Specifies the name of the help form that is specific to the text form.
helpKey Specifies a function key that the user presses to display help information for a field in a text form.
msgField Specifies the name of the text form field that displays an error message.
position Specifies the location of a field within a form.
screenSizes Specifies the number of rows and columns in the presentation area for the device.
validationBypassKeys Identifies one or more user keystrokes that cause the EGL runtime to skip input field validations.

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