Expression

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Displays a text literal or an expression to be calculated at runtime. For example, it can be a combination of values and operators or the result of a function call.

Properties

Name	Description	Mandatory	Default value	Observations
Name	Identifies an element in the scope where it is defined, like a screen, action, or module.	Yes
Value	Combination of values, operands, operators and variables or the result of a function whose value is computed at runtime.	Yes
Example	Text displayed in the Preview and Design modes.
Layout
Width	Width of the widget in columns. Other accepted units are pixels(px), points(pt), or percentage(%). Overrides the style sheet definition.
Margin Top	Top margin of the widget in pixels. Other accepted units are points(pt) or percentage(%). Overrides the style sheet definition.
Margin Left	Left margin of the widget in columns. Other accepted units are pixels(px), points(pt), or percentage(%). Overrides the style sheet definition.
Style Classes	Specifies one or more style classes to apply to the widget. Separate multiple values with spaces.
Attributes
Property	Name of an attribute to add to the HTML translation for this element.			You can pick a property from the drop-down list or type a free text. The name of the property will not be validated by the platform. Duplicated properties are not allowed. Spaces, " or ' are also not allowed.
Value	Value of the attribute.			You can type the value directly or write expressions using the Expression Editor. If the Value is empty, the corresponding HTML tag is created as property="property". For example, the nowrap property does not require a value, therefore nowrap="nowrap" is added.

Events

Name	Description	Mandatory	Observations
Event	JavaScript or custom event to be handled.
Handler	JavaScript event handler.

Runtime Properties

Name	Description	Read Only	Type	Observations
Id	Identifies the widget instance at runtime (HTML 'id' attribute). You can use it in JavaScript and Extended Properties.	Yes	Text