This page is for data modellers or application developers who want to apply special formatting to data that meets specific criteria.
Overview
A formatting rule allows you to specify an expression which evaluated can apply the selected style to the parent object. It allows to apply styles conditionally, depending on current values displayed on the screen.
A formatting rule can be applied to a view attribute or to a component. If you apply a formatting rule to a template, all components created from the template will have a copy of the formatting rule applied.
Basic Settings
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| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule Expression | Expression to be evaluated on order to determine should the Style be applied. This expression takes PhixFlow Internal Variables including _current, _field, _itemNumber and _this. See examples below. For more help on expressions, see Regular Expressions and Expressions and Scripts. |
| Style | Style to be applied when the Rule Expression evaluates to true. |
| Order | Order of the Rule Expression. |
| Enabled | Flag showing is the Rule Expression enabled. |
| Stop If True | Flag showing if other rules shouldn't be applied if the current Rule applies. |
Example
For the Status Type attribute in a view, set the properties to:
Properties
For the Status Type attribute in a view, set the properties to:
- Rule Expression:
- either
_field.value == "OK" - or
_current.StatusSummary=="Validation Passed"
- either
- Style:
BackgroundColour-LightGreen - Enabled:
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_field.value == "OK" identifies the status type of OK and highlights the cell
_current.StatusSummary=="Validation Passed"
Resulting View
This displays the OK field with a green background.
Formatting Rule Expressions
Variables
In formatting rules , the _form, _grid and _current act on a specific record. The record depends on the structure of components on the screen.
Functions
For quick changes to screen appearance, you want formatting rules to be evaluated quickly. To ensure a quick response, only use the attribute functions that are evaluated by the client rather than the server; see the list of Responsive Attribute Functions.