Selection

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The icon for elements of type selection.

Functionality

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Possible layouts of a selection element.

Form elements of type selection add a selection with multiple options to the current form. The property panel label allows you to add a descriptive label to the form field.

A selection can be displayed in different ways:

  • as a combobox
  • as a drop down list
  • as a list of checkboxes
  • as a list of radio buttons
  • as questions with checkboxes (useful for surveys)
  • as questions with radio buttons (useful for surveys)

The layout can be set on the basic property panel of the Xima® Formcycle Designer.

If a selection is shown as a combobox and it is not a required field, the first option is selected by default. When it it is a required field, no option will be selected initially and the text Please select is displayed.

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Basic properties for a selection form field.

Base properties

Basic settings for Base properties

This form element possesses the following additional properties for the section Base properties.

NameDescription
AlignmentChanges the text alignment (left, right, up, down) of the element's text. Not available for comboboxes or lists.
AutocompleteAvailable only if the layout is combobox. When this option is activated, the select element is shown as a text input field. As the users is entering text, they are offered a list of possible options.
Column widthThe width of each option in pixels. Only available for the horizontal display modes checkboxes and radio buttons.
LayoutChanges the layout how the options are displayed.
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Constraints for a selection element.

Constraints

Basic settings for Constraints

This form element possesses the following additional properties for the section Constraints.

NameBeschreibung
Max. selectionSpecifies the maximum number of options that can be selected. Set this to 0 to allow any number of options.
Min. selectionSpecifies the minimum number of options that must be selected.

Label

Basic settings for Label

This form elements does not possess any additional settings for the section Label.

Options

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New properties section options for select elements.
NameDescription
Data sourcesThe data source for retrieving the options of this selection form field. When set to user-defined, you can enter the options manually. You can use CSV and DB Queries as data sources. When a database source is selected and the database cannot be reached, the manually entered options are shown instead.

Value

Basic settings for Value

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CSS classes

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Help

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Attributes

Basic settings for Attributes

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Available only if

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Read-only if

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Other

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