Choice Properties

Properties of a control that displays a list from which the user selects an item.

General

Property	Description
Label	Label – text identifying the control on the user interface. Label position – position of the label in relation to the control it describes.
Input data binding	Key – unique identifier within the current scope, used when setting or retrieving a value. Click New key to create a new key for the control. Note: If the value is not unique, the Problems view reports a missing key error. Default value – default value for the control.
Read only	Specifies that the control is read-only. Default: unselected. Note: The read-only property is not supported on the Windows Mobile platform for the Checkbox, Slider, and Choice controls.
Logical type	Logical types include: TEXT NUMERIC Note: The availability of some properties depends on the logical type: some properties apply only to the numeric type and some apply only to the text type.
Options	Static – the Choice contents are static. Click Add to assign a display name and value pair to the Choice item. Dynamic – the Choice contents are dynamic.

Property	Description
Content size	The number of digits after the decimal point. Valid range is 0 to 28. Valid only in conjunction with numeric attributes. The default is zero. Note: This property is used only if the logical type for the Choice control is set to numeric.
Validation	Required – specifies that user input is required. Validation message – the error message displayed to the user if the input validation criteria do not match.