Section control (deprecated)
The Section control creates an area in which layout elements are stacked vertically or arranged horizontally in a row.
When users view a Section instance, they see its label on a background color by default.
Restrictions and limitations
- Restrictions
- (Deprecated.) This control does not support collaboration. Collaboration is the feature that enables multiple people to work in the same coach at the same time during runtime.
Data binding
Set the data binding for the control in the General properties tab.If the section is bound to a list, the section repeats its contents to display each item in the list.
Theme definitions
The design mode of the theme editor contains a simulation of this control. If you hover over the simulation, it lists the theme definitions that determine the appearance of the control. For information on the theme editor, see Creating themes.
Configuration properties
Set or modify control configuration in the Configuration properties tab.- Screen size
- A configuration property that has the Screen Sizes icon beside the property name can have different values for each screen size. If you do not set a value, the screen size inherits the value of the next larger screen size as its default value. If you are using the Process Designer desktop editor, you are setting the value for the large screen size. The other screen sizes inherit this value.
Configuration property | Description | Data type |
---|---|---|
Layout | Set whether the section arranges its contents
vertically or horizontally. The default value is Vertical. |
LayoutTypes |
Automatic wrap | Set whether the content in the section wraps when there is not enough horizontal space to contain it. This property applies only when you set the Layout property to Horizontal. | Boolean |
Collapsible | Select this option to have the section collapse or expand when users click or tap the section header. The default value is that the section does not collapse (False). If you set this property to True, the label for the section is always visible even if the label visibility is set to Hide. | Boolean |
Collapsed | Set the section to hide its content until the
user taps or clicks the section header to expand the section. The default value is expanded (False). |
Boolean |
The color of the header defined in the theme
for a particular type. In the BPM Theme in the System Data toolkit,
the colors are:
|
String | |
Set how the section aligns its contents. The default value is Default. |
AlignTypes | |
Set the size of the text in the section header.
For example, to make the text and label more readable on smart phones,
you can set this configuration option to Large for the small screen size. The default value is Medium. |
String | |
Select this option to add a visible border to the section. | Boolean |