ComboBoxes in Workflows

ComboBoxes can be used in Workflows to trigger the Workflow, have Commands issued to the ComboBox, and fetch its Properties.

Triggers

The ComboBox item can trigger a Workflow to run. Below is the available trigger for ComboBoxes.

Trigger Name Description
Selection Changed When the item selected has changed, trigger this Workflow.

Commands

Commands can be issued to the ComboBox using the Action block. Below are the available Commands.

Name Parameters Description
Add Item Text — The text for the value to be added. Adds a new option to the drop-down items.
Remove Item Text — The value of the item to remove. Removes an item from the drop-down list.
Select Item Text — The value of the item to set as selected. Set an option as the selected item.
Set Position

X Coordinate — The coordinate on the x-axis to move the item to.

Y Coordinate — The coordinate on the y-axis to move the item to.

Moves the position of the item to a specific set of coordinates on the canvas.
Set Size

Width — The width of the item in pixels.

Height — The height of the item in pixels.

Changed the size of the item to a specific Height and Width.
Set Visibility Value — If the item is visible (True) or not (False). Change whether an item is visible in Runtime.
Set Fill Color Color — The Fill Color of the item. Set a new Fill Color for the item.

Properties

The ComboBox properties can be accessed within the Logic Editor. This is available on multiple Workflow blocks.

Name Description
Item ID The unique identifier for this item.
Item Type The Type of item this is.
Selected Item The option currently selected from the drop-down list.
Corner Radius This determines how rounded or sharp the corners of the item are. The higher the value, the more rounded they are.
Fill Color The color currently set to fill the item background.
Border Thickness How thick in pixels the border is. If required, contained content is clipped to fit within the defined border.
Border Color The color of the border on the item.
Name The value for this property is the Description configured via the property grid when the item is selected in Designer.
Width The horizontal length of the item in pixels.
Height The vertical height of the item in pixels.
Opacity How visible the item is. The higher the value, the more opaque it is. The lower the value, the more translucent it is.
Top The value for where on the y-axis the top of the item is located in relation to the canvas.
Left The value for where on the x-axis the left side of the item is located in relation to the canvas.
Z Index The position of the item when overlapped with other items. The item with the higher index value appears on top.
Is Visible Whether the item is visible (True) or not (False).