Creating a Property
You can create a property from the Palette, from the Properties view, or by right-clicking a composite or component.
You can only create
a property for a composite or component.
- Procedure
- Choose an initial control and follow the appropriate procedure.
Control Procedure Palette - In the Palette,
click the property (
)icon.
- Click the composite banner or component.
- Click the property icon. A property sheet displays with a property named property1.
Properties View - Click a composite or component.
- In the Properties view, click the Properties tab.
- Click the plus
(
) icon. A row is added to the Properties table with a property named property1.
Composite or component - Right-click the composite or component and select .
A property icon is added to the composite or component. If the property is added to a composite, a warning badge is added to the property indicating that the property does not have a value and is not referenced by a component property. If the property is added to a component, error badges are added to the component and the property indicating that the component is out of sync with its implementation and the property does not have a value. - In the Palette,
click the property (
- In the Name field or column, type a property name.
- In the Type dropdown list or column, select a type.
- To indicate that the property value is not required to be set at packaging time, clear the Required checkbox.