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Specifies the type of parameter to
create. Options include:
- Literal – Creates
a parameter that passes a literal string value to the component
class.
With this type, enter the literal to be passed in
the Value field.
- Property Name
– Creates a parameter that passes the name of an IDO property.
With this type, you must specify both a property from
the Value
drop-down list and the IDO Collection
that the property belongs to.
- Variable Name
– Creates a parameter that passes the name of a variable.
With this type, you must specify the name of the variable
from the Value
drop-down list.
- Component Name
– Creates a parameter that passes the name of a component
on the form.
With this type, you must specify the name of the component
from the Value
drop-down list.
- Property Value
– Creates a parameter that passes an expression that contains
the name of the property and the collection to which it belongs.
At run time, then, the value of the property is passed along.
The syntax for this is P(collection.propertyName).
With this type, you must specify both a property from
Value
drop-down list and the IDO Collection
that the property belongs to.
- Variable Value
– Creates a parameter that passes an expression that contains
the name of the variable whose value is to be passed along.
The syntax for this is V(variableName).
With this type, you must specify the variable whose
value is to be passed along, from the Value
drop-down list.
- Component Value
– Creates a parameter that passes an expression that contains
the name of the component whose value is be passed along.
The syntax for this is C(componentName).
With this type, you must specify the component whose
value is be passed along, from the Value
drop-down list.
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Value
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Specifies the value for the parameter.
In most cases, this field is populated, as a drop-down list,
with values appropriate to the Type
specified above. The exception is the Literal
type, which requires that you enter the parameter's value directly
in this field. |