Format list

The Format list includes a set of styles that can be individually configured to create customized number styles. The Real number format is the default for the user defined styles.

Based on the selected number style, the following fields appear on the Format dialog box to change the default properties.

• Fixed Width

  Appears for every number format style. When selected, the length of a number cannot exceed the text length of the text element (Text, TextBox, or Button) in design time. Numbers that exceed design time text length will show the special character specified in the Value too large for Fixed Field. The character is defined in the Special character tab of the Styles dialog.

  For the Real number style, the length of the fractional part of the number is truncated to fit the design time length. If the length of the number is still too large after removing the entire fractional part, then the number will show the special character specified in the Value too large for Fixed Field.

• Precision

  Appears for the Real, FixedDecimal, and Exponential number styles. Precision sets the possible number of digits in the fractional part of a number to the right of the decimal point and can be set from 0 to 8.

• Bits From and To

  Appear for the Hex and Binary number formats. Bits From sets the starting bit position (0-31) of a hex or binary number shown during runtime. To sets the ending bit position of a hex or binary number shown during runtime.