Control types

The tools palette provides all of the standard controls that might be needed in a custom node dialog.

  • Field Chooser: A list of all the fields from the active dataset. See the topic Field Chooser for more information.
  • Check Box: A single check box. See the topic Check Box for more information.
  • Combo Box: A combo box for creating drop-down lists. See the topic Combo Box for more information.
  • List Box: A list box for creating single selection or multiple selection lists. See the topic Combo Box for more information.
  • Text control: A text box that accepts arbitrary text as input. See the topic Text control for more information.
  • Number control: A text box that is restricted to numeric values as input. See the topic Number Control for more information.
  • Date control: A spinner control for specifying date/time values, which include dates, times, and datetimes. See the topic Date control for more information.
  • Secured Text: A text box that masks user entry with asterisks. See the topic Secured Text for more information.
  • Static Text control: A control for displaying static text. See the topic Static Text Control for more information.
  • Color Picker: A control for specifying a color and generating the associated RGB value. See the topic Color Picker for more information.
  • Table control: A table with a fixed number of columns and a variable number of rows that are added at run time. See the topic Table Control for more information.
  • Item Group: A container for grouping a set of controls, such as a set of check boxes. See the topic Item Group for more information.
  • Radio Group: A group of radio buttons. See the topic Radio Group for more information.
  • Check Box Group: A container for a set of controls that are enabled or disabled as a group, by a single check box. See the topic Check Box Group for more information.
  • File Browser: A control for browsing the file system to open or save a file. See the topic File Browser for more information.
  • Tab: A single tab. See the topic Tab for more information.
  • Sub-dialog Button: A button for launching a sub-dialog. See the topic Sub-dialog button for more information.