Multiline (Property)

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Multiline (Property)

In french: Multiligne

In a window or page, the Multiline property is used to:

determine if an edit control supports multi-line text or make it multiline-compatible.
determine if a table control supports multi-line text or make a table column multiline-compatible. In order for the change to be taken into account, you must re-display the Table control (TableDisplay for example) or fill the Table control again.

In a report, the Multiline property is used to:

determine if a control supports multi-line text
modify the "Multiline" option of a control.

Remarks:

The "Multi-line" option is used to display the content of a control over several lines without truncating its content.
In the reports, the multiline option applies to the Static, Item, Calculated and Link controls. This option is located in the "Details" tab of the control description.

Versions 17 and later

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 15 and later

This property is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This property is now available for Android applications.

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available for reports in iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This property is now available for reports in iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 20 and later

This property is now available for table columns in Android and iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 20

This property is now available for table columns in Android and iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// Does the "EDT_Address" control support multi-line text?
ResMultiline = EDT_Address.Multiline

Syntax

Determining if a control supports multi-line text Hide the details

<Result> = <Control used>.Multiline

<Result>: Boolean

True if the specified control supports multi-line text,
False otherwise.

<Control used>: Control name

Name of the control to be used.

Modifying the "Multi-line" option of a control Hide the details

<Control used>.Multiline = <Is multiline?>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use.

<Is multiline?>: Boolean

True if the specified control must support multi-line text,
False if the specified control must not support multi-line text.

Remarks

Multiline controls in a report

If an orientation angle is applied to a multi-line control in a report, the automatic carriage returns are ignored. Only the manual CR characters are taken into account.

Limits

In a report, the Multiline property applies only to:

Static controls,
Item controls,
Calculated controls,
Link controls.

In a window, the Multiline property applies only to:

Edit controls.
columns in the Table controls.

The Multiline property applies only to Edit controls.