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Composite widget ​

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CompositeWidget · Category: Containers · Container (other widgets can be placed inside it)

Settings ​

These settings are in the properties panel on the right while the widget is selected. The default value is the value the widget has when it is first added to a page.

SettingTypeDefaultDescription
Tag Prefix
tagPrefix
Text—Added in front of the Tag names bound inside the composite, so the same composite can be used for different equipment. The page's tag prefix comes in front of it.
Log Button
logButton
CheckboxOffAt runtime shows a chart icon when hovering the widget; clicking it adds the Tags bound to the widget to the log Tag list.
Enable Flashing
enableFlashing
CheckboxOffMakes the widget blink (an opacity pulse every second). Usually bound to an alarm condition.

Bindings ​

In the Bindings (Rules) section of the properties panel, a Tag can be bound to the following properties of this widget with a Direct binding. The binding types (Direct, IntRange, FloatRange, Boolean, Bit) are the same for all widgets; they are described on the Widget Reference page.

title, visible, authorization, x, y, width, height, rotation, class, foregroundColor, backgroundColor, borderColor, borderStyle, borderWidth, borderRadius, borderTopLeftRadius, borderTopRightRadius, enableFlashing, logButton, onClick, onMouseDown, onMouseUp, to.type, tagPrefix

The style fields of the widget can also be bound as style.<field> (e.g. style.width, style.height, style.left, style.top).

Common sections ​

While this widget is selected, the properties panel also shows these common sections: General, Layout, Appearance, Navigation (To), Events, Bindings (Rules). These sections are described on the Page Editor page.

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