- Minimum
- In the Minimum field, type the lower limit for the range of
values that will be accepted as valid.
- Maximum
- In the Maximum field, type the upper limit for the range of
values that will be accepted as valid.
- Negative sign
- In the Negative sign field, type the character or combination
of characters that will display alongside the numeral to indicate a negative
value. The default is a minus sign (-).
- Positive Sign
- In the Positive Sign field, type the character or combination
of characters that will display alongside the numeral to indicate a positive
value. The default is no positive sign.
- 1000s separator
- In the 1000s separator field, type the character or combination
of characters to use as the thousands separator. The default separator
depends upon the locale defaults for your system.
If you do not specify a value in this field, the display output does not
contain any separator characters.
- Decimal point
- In the Decimal point field, type the character you want to use
as a decimal point.
The default decimal point depends upon the locale defaults for your
system.
- Fractional digits
- In the Fractional digits field, type the number of digits to
the right of the decimal point you want to be retained.
If the user types more digits than what you specify, then the number is
rounded; for example, 1.367 is rounded to 1.37 when you
specify 2 digits. If the user types less digits than what you specify,
the number is padded with zeros; for example, 1.1 is rounded to
1.100 when you specify 3 digits.
- Currency symbol
- In the Currency symbol field, type the currency symbol to
use. The default currency symbol depends upon the locale defaults for
your system.
- Currency symbol position
- From the Currency symbol position box, specify where the
currency symbol should appear relative to the numerals. Select either
After digits or Before digits.
- Values from country
- Select Values from country to display a list from which you
select a language and location pair. After you select a language and
location pair, the applicable fields are filled in automatically with the
appropriate separators, currency signs, or other values that vary with
nationality.
Note: | The first time you select Values from country after starting
VisualAge, you may experience a delay as VisualAge reads the available locale
information from your system.
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- Spacing
- Under Spacing, select one of the following ways to space should
appear between the currency symbol and the numerals or between the
positive/negative sign and the currency sign:
-$123
-$ 123
- $123
- Sign style
-
In the Sign style field, specify where the positive or negative
sign should appear relative to the numerals:
- ($1.23) $1.23
- Select ($1.23) $1.23 to have a negative monetary
amount, including the currency symbol, placed in parentheses. If a
negative symbol has been specified, it will not be displayed.
- -$1.23 $1.23
- Select -$1.23 $1.23 to have the positive or
negative symbol placed to the left of the monetary amount, including the
currency symbol. If you select -$1.23 $1.23,
the positive or negative sign will always be the first character in the
monetary amount.
- $1.23- $1.23
- Select $1.23- $1.23 to have the positive or
negative symbol placed after the monetary amount, including currency
symbol. If you select $1.23- $1.23, the
positive or negative sign will always be the last character in the monetary
amount.
- -$1.23 $1.23
- Select -$1.23 $1.23 to have the positive or
negative symbol placed immediately before the currency symbol in the monetary
amount.
Note: | If you have selected to have the currency symbol placed before the numerals,
this choice and the first choice are identical. However, if you select
to have the currency symbol after the numerals, this choice keeps the positive
or negative sign immediately to the left of the currency sign (and therefore
after the numerals).
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- $-1.23 $1.23
- Select $-1.23 $1.23 to have the positive or
negative symbol placed immediately after the currency symbol in the monetary
amount.
Note: | If you have selected to have the currency symbol placed after the numerals,
this choice and the third choice are identical. However, if you select
to have the currency symbol before the numerals, this choice keeps the
positive or negative sign immediately to the right of the currency sign (and
therefore before the numerals).
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- Default value
-
Under Default value, select one of the following the default
values to use if the field does not receive a value at run time:
- Current date
- Set the default date to the current system date at run time.
- Constant date
- Set the default to the value specified in the adjacent field.
- None
- No default value is provided.
Note: | For a part that receives direct user input (such as a text entry field), the
value specified in the Default field is used only if a user interacts with the
field but leaves it empty. If the field never receives input focus, its
value remains nil.
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- Preview
- Use the Preview fields to preview how the current settings
values affect the object that will be created based on the input value.
The area to the right of the text entry field shows how the text in that field
is converted into the appropriate data type based upon the current
settings.
If the displayed value is wider than the display area, use the
or
button to scroll the contents.