| Edit Box Text |
The text that appears in the edit box. |
| Use Variable |
Select to use a variable for the edit box text. Click Browse to find available variables. |
| Password |
Select if the edit box is a password field. |
| Show Border |
Select to show the edit box border on the device. Note: If you are developing an application for the BlackBerry 9530, you must select the Show Border checkbox to ensure the screen displays properly.
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| Read Only |
Sets the text in the edit box to read-only on the device. |
| Empty String Means NULL |
When selected, if the user leaves the input field empty, a NULL value is passed to the server. This is required by some back-end systems. Note: This option is enabled only for the STRING data type.
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| Data Type |
Select the data type from the drop-down list. Use this option on the device to give menu assistance to inputs, for example, selecting a calendar for date. The device retrieves the information and performs validation on the input, for example, INT must be a number. It is also used to map the control to the operation parameter correctly. |
| Logical Type |
Sets the logical type for the edit box. This can be used on the device to give menu assistance to input fields, for example, task, calendar, e-mail, or phone. |
| Validation Message |
Sets the validation message that will display for data type or logical type mismatches. Click Restore to return the message to the default message. Note: Validation messages should be constructed using the proper pattern format for the MessageFormat class (MessageFormat.format()).
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| Style |
Click Search to search available styles. Click Restore to restore the default style.
Click Edit to edit the selected edit box style.
Click Clear to clear the edit box style.
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| Span |
Choose:- Horizontal – enter the number of columns the edit box will occupy. The number must be greater than zero, and less than or equal to the number of columns in the container.
- Vertical – enter the number of rows the edit box will occupy.
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