Properties tab

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On this tab you can manage the properties of the web part and sort them into categories. You can also delete properties, create new ones and move them up/down into appropriate categories.

 

Database section

Attribute name

Name of the attribute which will be displayed in the list of properties.

Attribute type

Type of value that the attribute should have.

Attribute size

Reserved size of the value that can be entered into the given property.

Allow empty value

Check this if the property should not be checked for empty values. If not enabled, an asterisk (*) will be displayed after the attribute.

Attribute default value

Predefined value for the given attribute.

Display attribute in the editing form

If checked, the attribute in question will be available in the web part configuration dialog in CMS Desk.

Field section

Field caption

Name of the property which will be displayed in the web part configuration dialog in CMS Desk.

Field type

Input type of the web part property.

Field description

Tooltip which will be displayed for this attribute.

Validation section

Regular expression

This regular expression will be used by the validator of the given web part.

Min length

Minimum length for inserting values.

Max length

Maximum length for inserting values.

Error message

Error message for the validator.

Design section

Caption style

Here you can add css styles for the caption of the given attribute.

Input style

Here you can add css styles for the input of the given attribute.

Control CSS class

CSS class name which will style this property.

 

Please note: Not all fields may be available depending on the selected Attribute type.

 

More resources can be found at:

 

Developer's Guide -> Development -> Web parts -> Overview
Developer's Guide -> Development -> Web parts -> Developing web parts

 

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