Object Inspector

The object inspector is one of the main tools used for web form interface setup. It is used to set up properties and events of the web form and its components.

To open the object inspector window, click the Properties/Events button at the top left part of the development environment window in the active window of the web form:

The top part of the window displays a drop-down list that contains all components of a designed web form. The list includes the web form as well. When any component is selected in the list, the corresponding component is selected on the web form and its properties are displayed in the object inspector. If several components are selected on the form, selection in the drop-down list will be reset, and the object inspector will display only general properties of the selected components.

The Properties and Events tabs show tables, the first column of which lists properties or events, and the second column contains property values or names of event handlers.

Properties

Properties are object attributes. To edit property value, select the required property in the object inspector and determine its value in the second column. A new property value is saved after the property loses focus or after the ENTER key is pressed.

The value editor view depends on the property type:

String or Number. The editor is an edit box where the user can enter a text or a number:

Enumerable Property. Editor is a drop-down list because this property type may take only a value selected from a predefined set of values. Some properties may have a dynamic list of allowed values, that is, the list element may change with form development. It is relevant for the properties that set the component located on the form as a value:

Object. The editor is an edit box where the user can specify a key or repository object selection dialog box. To open the dialog box, double-click the edit box or click the dots button. The list of available objects depends on the component:

Compound Property. The object inspector displays a compound property with expander. clicking the expander will expand the tree of subproperties. Editing a property means editing its subproperties:

Events

A list of valid values for events includes names of appropriate subprograms of the current unit. Double-clicking the right column of the event automatically generates a predefined structure for an event handler. If a handler has been already set for the event, and a new name was specified afterwards, double-clicking the tight column will create a new predefined structure for an event handler.