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TEMPLATE Procedure: Text Statements (Experimental)

ENTRY Statement

Specifies and inserts text within a layout area.
ENTRY 'string' </ option(s)>;

Usage Information

Restriction:

An ENTRY statement must be specified within a LAYOUT, HEADER, SIDEBAR, or CELL statement block. You can specify an ENTRY statement inside or outside of a nested statement block:

  • When you specify an ENTRY statement inside of a nested LAYOUT, HEADER, SIDEBAR, or CELL statement block, then the title is placed inside of the component that the nested statement block creates.

  • When you specify an ENTRY statement outside of a nested LAYOUT, HEADER, SIDEBAR, or CELL statement block, then the title is placed outside of the component that the nested statement block creates.

Required Arguments

string

specifies the text of the entry.

Requirement: string must be enclosed in quotation marks.
Options

ENTRY Options
Option Description
BACKGROUND= color | style-reference Specifies the background color of the entry.
BACKTRANSPARENCY= number Specifies the degree of the transparency of the entry background color.
BORDER= boolean
 Specifies the border that is around the entry.
BORDERCOLOR= color Specifies the border color of the entry.
BORDERPATTERN=line Specifies the border pattern of the entry.
BORDERTHICKNESS=dimension Specifies the border thickness of the entry.
FONTFAMILY= (string|style-reference) Specifies the font family of the entry text.
FONTSIZE= dimension Specifies the font size of the entry text.
FONTSTYLE= (NORMAL | ITALIC | style-reference) Specifies the font style of the entry text.
FONTWEIGHT= (NORMAL | BOLD | style-reference) Specifies the font weight of the entry text.
FOREGROUND= color | style-reference Specifies the color of the entry text.
FORMAT= format Specifies the format of the entry text.
HALIGN= LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT Specifies the horizontal alignment of the entry that is within the layout area.
PADBOTTOM= dimension Specifies the amount of empty space that is at the bottom of the entry.
PADLEFT= dimension Specifies the amount of empty space that is on the left side of the entry.
PADRIGHT= dimension Specifies the amount of empty space that is on the right side of the entry.
PADTOP= boolean Specifies the amount of empty space that is at the top of the entry.
TRANSPARENCY= number Specifies the degree of the transparency of the background and the entry text.
VALIGN= TOP | CENTER | BOTTOM Specifies the vertical alignment of the entry that is within the layout area.

BACKGROUND= color | style-reference

specifies the background color of the entry.

Default: Specified by the GraphBackground:Background style reference.
BACKTRANSPARENCY= number

specifies the degree of the transparency of the entry background color.

Default: 0
Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent)
Interaction: The BACKTRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the background.
See also: TRANSPARENCY= option
BORDER= boolean

displays the border that is around the entry.

Default: FALSE
BORDERCOLOR= color | style-reference

specifies the border color of the entry.

Default: Specified by the GraphBorderLines:Foreground style reference.
BORDERPATTERN= line | style-reference

specifies the border pattern of the entry.

Default: Specified by the GraphBorderLines:LineStyle style reference.
BORDERTHICKNESS=dimension

specifies the border thickness of the entry.

Default: 1 px
FONTFAMILY= 'string' | style-reference

specifies the font family of the entry text.

Default: Specified by the GraphValueText:Font_Face style reference.
Requirement: string must be enclosed in quotation marks.
FONTSIZE= dimension

specifies the font size of the entry text.

Default: Specified by the GraphValueText:Font_Size style reference.
FONTSTYLE= NORMAL | ITALIC | style-reference

specifies the font style of the entry text.

Default: Specified by the GraphValueText:Font_Style style reference.
FONTWEIGHT= NORMAL | BOLD | style-reference

specifies the font weight of the entry text.

Default: Specified by the GraphValueText:Font_Weight style reference.
FOREGROUND= color | style-reference

specifies the color of the entry text.

Default: Specified by the GraphValueText:Foreground style reference.
FORMAT= format

specifies the format of the entry text.

Default: No format
HALIGN= LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT

specifies the horizontal alignment of the entry that is within the layout area.

Default: CENTER
PADBOTTOM=dimension

specifies the amount of empty space that is at the bottom of the entry.

Default: 0
PADLEFT= dimension

specifies the amount of empty space that is on the left side of the entry.

Default: 3 px
PADRIGHT= dimension

specifies the amount of empty space that is on the right side of the entry.

Default: 3 px
PADTOP= dimension

Specifies the amount of empty space that is at the top of the entry.

Default: 0
TRANSPARENCY= number

specifies the degree of the transparency of the background and the entry text.

Default: 0
Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent)
Tip: You can specify a different transparency for the background and the text by using the BACKTRANSPARENCY= option for the background. The TRANSPARENCY= option will then only apply to the text.
VALIGN= TOP | CENTER | BOTTOM

specifies the vertical alignment of the entry that is within the layout area.

Default: CENTER

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