Label

A Label is a Development Object that contains text that appears on a presentation component. Labels have properties, but most cannot be set dynamically.

Characteristics

Characteristics
Icon:
Object type code:	lbl
Main Development Object?	No
Part of:	Component, Component Entity
Contains:	Property
Generalization:	Development Object
Specializations:	Associated Label, Non-Associated Label
Compilation Output:	—
URI format:	`lbl:FieldName` \| `lbl:LabelName`

Specialization

Label specializes Development Object in the following ways:

Its has a component or component entity as parent object
It has no child development objects or code containers

Properties

Object Properties:

Name
Type
Location
Description
Documentation

Configuration Properties:

Inherits
Inherits From
Associated Field

Presentation properties

Label Text

Presentation properties in forms and reports:

Left (xpos)
Top (ypos)
Width (xsize)
Height (ysize)
Label Font
Horizontal Alignment
Vertical Alignment
Transparency
Index Color
Repetition
Inherit Colors (InheritColors) (.ini file only)
Anchor (.ini file only)