Text area control

Use this control to add a text area that displays the contents of a text field and conditionally enables users to input several lines of data. This object contains scroll bars and allows text wrapping.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Refer to the following screenshot as an example of the text area control widget on a Mobile Applications form:

Property	Usage
Name	(Optional) Specify a unique identifier for the object on the screen. This name is used by external applications, such as RAD, to dynamically change the properties of the object. This name is also used by the Label For property to specify the label of this widget.
Input	Specify the database field or variable to associate with this control.
Read-Only	Select this option to disable editing capabilities and provide only viewing access to the field.
Mandatory	Select this option so that a red asterisk indicating a required field is displayed. This is a visible change only. To make the field mandatory for any form it appears on, use the System Definition Utility. To make the field mandatory for a small number of forms only, use Format Control.

Property

Usage

Name

(Optional) Specify a unique identifier for the object on the screen.

This name is used by external applications, such as RAD, to dynamically change the properties of the object.

This name is also used by the Label For property to specify the label of this widget.

Input

Specify the database field or variable to associate with this control.

Read-Only

Select this option to disable editing capabilities and provide only viewing access to the field.

Mandatory

Select this option so that a red asterisk indicating a required field is displayed. This is a visible change only.

To make the field mandatory for any form it appears on, use the System Definition Utility.
To make the field mandatory for a small number of forms only, use Format Control.

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