Object Grid
Display your data in an
object grid
(obj_objectgrid) by attaching it to the valueTable
property. An object grid displays returned data as multiple objects,
called icon objects, in a scrollable grid. Each icon object in the
grid is analogous to a row of data in the standard table. Icon objects display the data
using graphic attributes (e.g., color, dimension,
orientation, etc.).
The default icon object displayed in the object grid is obj_circ2d_ilvx_ra4 (shown
below).
Any object that appears in the
Object Palette (with the exception of tables and graphs)
can be used as an icon object. To specify which object to use in the object grid, in the Object
Properties window, double-click on iconProperties
in the Icon category.
Background Properties
Specify how the background
is displayed in the object grid.
Foreground Properties
Property
Name |
Description |
fgColor |
Set the color of the space between the objects. Select the
button and choose a color from the
palette. |
fgGradientColor2 |
Select the
button and choose a color for the second
color in the gradient. Default is white. NOTE: The fgColor property sets
the first color in the gradient. |
fgGradientMode |
Display a gradient
in the space between the objects. Select from the following options:
|
None |
No gradient |
|
Diagonal Edge |
Gradient is drawn
at a 45 degree angle from the top left to the bottom right corner of the
object. |
|
Diagonal Center |
Gradient is drawn
at a 45 degree angle from the center to the top left and the bottom right
corners of the object. |
|
Horizontal Edge |
Gradient is drawn
horizontally from the top to the bottom of the object. |
|
Horizontal Top |
Gradient is drawn
horizontally from the center to the top and bottom of the object. |
|
Vertical Edge |
Gradient is drawn
vertically from the left to the right of the object. |
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Vertical Center |
Gradient is drawn
vertically from the center to the left and right of the object. |
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Sort
Properties
To sort the object grid
by a column from the data attachment, enter the name of that column as
the Property Value for sortColumnName in the Object Properties window.
The column used to sort the object grid must be also be entered as a Property
Value for iconProperties (e.g., PERCENTCOMPLETED).
Interaction Properties
To specify a drill
down target for the table, double-click on the drillDownTarget
property in the Object Properties window. Based on your data attachment, preset substitutions
are created automatically and passed into your drill down display. To customize
which substitutions will be passed into drill down displays, in the Object
Properties window double-click on drillDownColumnSubs
in the Property Name field.
Use drillDownSelectMode to control
how a drill down display is activated. Set to Anywhere to activate
a drill down display by double-clicking anywhere on the object grid. Set
to Element Only to enable a drill down display only when you double-click
on an object in the grid.
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