## Special field

The properties of a special field in a web report are:

Property Name | Description
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General
Display Name | Specifies the display name of the object. Data type: String
Instance Name | Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height | Specifies the height of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width | Specifies the width of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X | Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches. Data type: Float
Y | Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches. Data type: Float
Color
Background | Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), or select Custom from the drop-down list to access the Color Picker dialog and specify a new color. Data type: String
Foreground | Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), or select Custom from the drop-down list to access the Color Picker dialog and specify a new color. Data type: String
Padding
Bottom Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Left Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Right Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Top Padding | Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object, in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Border
Border Color | Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xCCAA00), or select Custom from the drop-down list to access the Color Picker dialog and specify a new color. Data type: String
Border Thickness | Specifies the width of the border in inches. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Bottom Line | Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line | Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line | Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Top Line | Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Text Format
Auto Fit | Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents. Data type: Boolean
Bold | Specifies whether to make the text bold. Data type: Boolean
Font Face | Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Font Size | Specifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size. Data type: Integer
Horizontal Alignment | Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Italic | Specifies whether to make the text italic. Data type: Boolean
Strikethrough | Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text. Data type: Boolean
Underline | Specifies whether to underline the text. Data type: Boolean
Vertical Alignment | Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Word Wrap | Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width. Data type: Boolean
Others
Export to Applet | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Applet. Data type: Boolean
Export to CSV | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV. Data type: Boolean
Export to Excel | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel. Data type: Boolean
Export to HTML | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to HTML. Data type: Boolean
Export to PDF | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PDF. Data type: Boolean
Export to PostScript | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PostScript. Data type: Boolean
Export to Report Result | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Report Result. Data type: Boolean
Export to RTF | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to RTF. Data type: Boolean
Export to Text | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text. Data type: Boolean
Export to XML | Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to XML. Data type: Boolean
Field Type | Specifies another special field format to substitute the current special field. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Invisible | Specifies whether to show or hide the object. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. For an independent special field, you can also use a formula to control whether or not to show it. Data type: Boolean
Position | Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container. absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container. Data type: Enumeration Note: This property only affects objects with a parent container that is the report body, a table cell, or a tabular cell.