The Hyperlink control

Designer Properties

The Hyperlink control targets Sharepoint columns that store hyperlinks or picture urls.

Type : Hyperlink

Name

Provides a unique name for the control.

Binding

Indicates if the control is

Unbound
Bound to list column
Is a label for a control bound to list column

Enabled for new records

Sets if the control will be enabled or disabled when the forms handles a new record

Enabled for existing records

Sets if the control will be enabled or disabled when the forms handles an existing record

Required

Marks the cotnrol as Required.

By default, the system recognizes required fields and marks them with this flag. Additionaly, controls can be marked as required event if the bound column is not.

Enabled Formula

Set an expression then will be evaluated during run-time and enable or disable the control.

The expression must be in javascript and should return a boolean value.

Dependencies between controls are automatically identified and the expression is re-calculated every time a control affecting the formula changes.

Example :

Code

form.GetControl("c_Status").GetValue() != "Open" && form.UserInGroup("Administrators")

Visibility Formula

Define a valid formula (using javascript) that will be evaluated during runtime to show or hide the control.

The expression should return a boolean value.

For example :

Code

form.FieldValue("c_Status") != "Rejected" || form.UserID() == "1"

Value

This property defines how the control will get its value.

Here are the available options :

The value is Static (this is the default for label controls)
The value will be provided by the user (Not applicable for labels)
The value will be calculated by a formula
The value will be retrieved from a list query
The value will be provided by a web service call
The value will be provided by a SQL query

Static value

A static text must be set in the appropriate designer control.

Formula

A javascript expression must be set that will provide the value for the control.

If the formula contains references to other controls, dependencies will be automatically identifies during run-time and the value will be updated to reflect changes.

Example :

Code

form.FieldValue("c_Active") ? "Yes" : "No"

There is an additional option that instructs the form to perform calculations only for new records. Existing records will keep their original value.

List Query

A predefined list query is bound to the value of the control. So during form initialization, the specified list query is executed and if it returns any item, it selects the first one and it will apply the value to the label based on the following rule :

If a Field Name has been selected in the corresponding box, that specific column will be used from the list item to fill the control value.

If the Field Name is left blank, the first column retrieved will be used.

Web Service

The same as above, the required web service is selected and after the web service retrieves data, the first item will be used to update the control value. If no Field Name is set, the control will receive the first field of the retrieved item.

SQL Query

Works the same way ListQueries and Web Service works.

Default Value

The default value has any effect only of the control is bound to a list column.

For unbound controls, the default value is ignored.

You may set a static value here or use a formula by starting your input with the "equals" (=) sign.

Example :

Code

="User : " + form.UserFullName()

Layout Properties

Width

Not Applicable for the Hyperlink control.

Height

Not Applicable for the Hyperlink control.

H.Alignment

Defines the horizontal alignment of the parent cell (values : left, right, center)

V.Alignment

Defines the vertical alignment of the parent cell (values : top, bottom, center)

Fore Color

Defines the fore color of the control

Back Color

Not Applicable for the Hyperlink control

Cell Color

Defines the color of the parent cell.

Margin

Sets the margin applied to the control, that is, the spacing between the control and the cell borders.

Font Bold

Changes the weight of the font used

Italics

Changes the font style for the control text

Lookup Details

Not Applicable for this control

Extra Configuration

Text

The hyperlink text. If left blank, the URL will be shown.

Target

The hyperlink target (i.e. _blank)

Actions

The actions to be executed once the button is clicked are defined here. The sequence of the execution follows the order of the actions definition. In order to add an Action entry in this collection, press the button. Each action has the following properties:

Type: Sets the type of the action to be executed. Available values:

Script: Javascript code to be executed. See "Form Properties and Methods" and "Controls Properties and Methods" article for a list of available functions and code samples.
SetValue: Provides a value (specified to the "Value" property) to the control specified in the "ControlName" property.

ControlName: Applicable only for SetValue actions.

Value: The script to be executed (in case of script actions) or the value to be set on the control (in case of SetValue actions). For SetValue actions, references to controls are allowed, for example {c_Title}.

The following example will display a message to the form once the button is clicked, and then set the title's text to the c_Description control:

Script

Sets the script that will be executed at the value-change event of the control.

Example :

Code

var value = form.GetControl("c_Title").GetValue();

if (value == "Open") form.HideSection("Details");

else form.ShowSection("Details");

The Hyperlink control

The Hyperlink control