Text Box Format Properties

Controls > Advanced Controls > Text Box > Text Box Format Properties

BackColor and ForeColor

Sets or gets the background color for the control. The ForeColor property sets or gets the foreground color for the control.

• JScript

var ForeColor = TextBox.ForeColor();
TextBox.ForeColor(0xcolor)

var BackColor = TextBox.BackColor();
TextBox.BackColor(0xcolor)

• VBScript

ForeColor = TextBox.ForeColor
TextBox.ForeColor  = &Hcolor

BackColor = TextBox.BackColor
TextBox.BackColor = &Hcolor

• Python

ForeColor = TextBox.ForeColor
TextBox.ForeColor  = "#color"

BackColor = TextBox.BackColor
TextBox.BackColor = "#color"

Element	Description
color	Any 6-digit valid hexadecimal number representing an RGB color. For example, FFFFFF is the hexadecimal representation of white; 000000 is the hexadecimal representation of black.

FontSize

Sets or gets the font size of the text displayed in the control's text field.

• JScript

TextBox.Font.Size = Size;
var Size = TextBox.Font.Size;

• VBScript

TextBox.Font.Size = Size
Size = TextBox.Font.Size

• Python

TextBox.Font.Size = Size
Size = TextBox.Font.Size

Element	Description
Size	A value indicating the size of the font.

Multiline

Indicates whether a text box can have multiple lines of text. When true, use the Enter key to go to the next line. When false, the text will be displayed in a single line and using the Enter key will move the cursor out of the text box.

• JScript

var bMode = TextBox.Multiline();
TextBox.Multiline(bMode);

• VBScript

bMode = TextBox.Multiline
TextBox.Multiline = bMode

• Python

bMode = TextBox.Multiline
TextBox.Multiline = bMode

Element	Description
bMode	true—indicates that the text box can have multiple lines. false—indicates that the text box cannot have multiple lines.

For Python, use True and False, with a capital letter.