TextBox

The TextBox object is used to input a string into Omniview.

Property Description
AcceptReturn [FUTURE]
BorderColor Color of the box border.
BorderThickness Thickness of the box border.
Fill Background colour
FocusColor Color of the TextBox border when the object is selected.
Font Name of the font family to use. See Note on Fonts.
FontSize Font size in pixels. Integer value.
FontStyle Style of the font. Options:
  • Normal [Default]
  • Italic
  • Oblique
FontWeight Thickness of the font. Not all options are valid for all fonts. Typical Options:
  • Light
  • Normal
  • Bold
  • Heavy
HorizontalScrollEnabled
IsReadOnly Prevents the user from entering text into the TextBox
IsSecret Changes all displayed characters to dots.
MouseOverColor Color of the border when the mouse is within the object.
Text Default text to display
TextAlignment A pair of values denoting the horizontal and vertical alignment. E.g. "Top,Right"
Horizontal options:
  • Left
  • Center
  • Right
Vertical options:
  • Top
  • Middle
  • Bottom
TextColor Color of the text.
TextWrap Will automatically wrap text to a new line if the line is greater than the box width.
VerticalScrollEnabled

View Example

{
    "$type":"TextBox",
    "Name":"TextBox",
    "Width": 400,
    "Height": 50,
    "X":"10",
    "Y":"20",
    "Text": "You can type into this box.",
    "TextWrap":"True",
    "AcceptReturn":"True",
    "FocusColor":"#FF0000",
    "Font":"Courier New",
    "FontSize":20,
    "FontStyle":"Italic",
    "FontWeight":"Bold",
    "TextColor":"#000080",
    "BorderColor":"#000000",
    "BorderThickness":3,
    "Fill":"#80FF80",
    "MouseOverColor":"#800080"
}

TextBox1 TextBox2

Python Example

from Omniview.Python import *

myTextBox = TextBox()
myTextBox.X = 0
myTextBox.Y = 300
myTextBox.Width = 200
myTextBox.Height = 35
myTextBox.Fill = Color("#C0C0C0")
myTextBox.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Left

Omniview.Windows[0].Content.AddViewObject(myTextBox)

TextBox3

See Also

Views
View Object Overview