field

Type

object

Summary

A control that contains text.

Syntax

field

Description

Use the field object type to hold text or to provide a place for the user to enter text.

Fields can contain styled text (with different fonts, sizes, styles, and colors for different parts of the text they contain). A field can be displayed with or without horizontal and vertical scrollbars, and can be unlocked (allowing the user to enter text) or locked.

A field is contained in a card, group, or background. Fields cannot contain other objects.

Examples

set the backgroundColor of field "Warnings" to "red"

put it into line 3 of field "Help"

Related

glossary: object type

keyword: templateField, control

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile