Form

Characteristics

Characteristics
Icon:
Object type code:	cpt
Main Development Object?	Yes
Has layout?	Yes
Layout binding?	Implicit
Part of:	—
Contains:	Component Entity, Label, Property, Code Container
Generalization:	Component
Specializations:	—
Compilation Output:	Signature, FormName.frm, FormName.sig
URI format:	cpt:FormName

Specialization

Form specializes Component in the following ways:

• It has a layout that is part of the component itself

• It has specialized triggers

• It compiles to a deployable runtime component (.frm) and signature

Properties

Object Properties:

• Name
• Type
• Location
• Description
• Documentation

Source Properties:

• Date Modified

Configuration Properties:

• Library
• Is Modeled Component
• Modeled Component

Behavior Properties:

• Component Type
• Data Access
• Component Behavior
• Attachment

Database I/O Properties

• Input Translation
• Output Translation

Presentation Properties:

• Window Properties
• Title
• Panel
• Panel Position
• Menu Bar
• Pop-up Menu
• Is Independent Form
• Hide Previous
• Index Color
• Top
• Left
• Height
• Width

Character Mode Properties:

• Header Length
• Clear?
• Borderline
• Inverse
• Bright
• Underline
• Blink

Triggers and Operations

• trigger accept
• trigger clear
• trigger erase
• trigger getFocus (Form)
• trigger loseFocus (Form)
• trigger menu
• trigger retrieve
• trigger retrieveSequential
• trigger postActivate
• trigger preActivate
• trigger print
• trigger pullDown
• trigger receiveMessage
• trigger store
• trigger quit
• trigger userKey

• operation exec
• operation init
• operation cleanup
• operation accept
• operation quit