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Navigation Item Properties

This topic describes the properties of a Navigation Item object.

Property Name Description
General
Display Name Specifies the display name of the object.

Data type: String

Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height Specifies the height of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float

Width Specifies the width of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float

X Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position in inches.

Data type: Float

Y Specifies the vertical coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is unavailable if the Position property is set to static. Type a numeric value to change the position in inches.

Data type: Float

Color
Background Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Foreground Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Text Format
Auto Fit Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents.

Data type: Boolean

Bold Specifies whether to make the text bold.

Data type: Boolean

Font Face Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font Size Specifies the font size of the text. Type an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer

Horizontal Alignment Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Italic Specifies whether to make the text italic.

Data type: Boolean

Strikethrough Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text.

Data type: Boolean

Underline Specifies whether to underline the text.

Data type: Boolean

Vertical Alignment Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Word Wrap Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width.

Data type: Boolean

Border
Border Color Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to define a color in the Color Picker dialog box. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color.

Data type: String

Border Thickness Specifies the width of the border in inches. Type a numeric value to change the thickness.

Data type: Float

Bottom Line Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Left Line Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Right Line Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Top Line Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Padding
Bottom Padding Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Left Padding Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Right Padding Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Top Padding Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object, in inches. Type a numeric value to change the padding.

Data type: Float

Others
Export to CSV Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Excel Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel.

Data type: Boolean

Export to HTML Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to HTML.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PDF Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PDF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to PostScript Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to PostScript.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Report Result Specifies whether to include the object in Web Report Studio or when the report is opened in Web Report Result.

Data type: Boolean

Export to RTF Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to RTF.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Text Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Text.

Data type: Boolean

Export to XML Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to XML.

Data type: Boolean

Invisible Specifies whether to show or hide the object. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. You can also use a formula to control whether to show the object.

Data type: Boolean

Position Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container.
  • absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container.

Data type: Enumeration

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