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Valid Feature Property Types

Item Type

Description

ComboBox

Standard item that allows you to choose a single entry from a list of entries.

TextBox

Standard item to collect single line of text.

Push Button

This item provides the ability to send a command to MicroStation for processing.

Toggle Button

A toggle button will set the property to either the checked or unchecked value.

Radio Button Group

This item defines a set of radio buttons, each one with a designated value to be set when the button is selected.

Rich TextBox

Allows a property to store multi-line text.

TabList

An item that display tab pages. The value of the property is the value of the active tab page.

ListBox

An item that displays a list of data from a domain list. The value of the property is set by the selected entry in the list.

Grid

An item display rows and columns that collect data. The data is stored as an XML fragment.

ToolBar

A toolbar displays a list of button icons that can send command keyins. If the buttons are of type "check box" the selected button will also act as a radio button and the property value will be set to the value of the selected button.

XMLFragment

A string property that contains an XML formatted document typically used to store data for the rows and columns of Grid items.

Database Properties

If a database is defined in the project then this will create a new database property. It will be associated with a property from a table in the defined database.