VisualAge(R) Help


Quick Form

Select Quick Form to create a view for displaying an attribute of a part. Quick Form is available for most attributes of both visual and nonvisual parts.

Quick Form creates a visual part that is appropriate for displaying the value of an attribute. VisualAge automatically provides an attribute-to-attribute connection between the visual part and the attribute that you select.

When you select a complex attribute such as self, a composite visual is created.

For example, if a part has an attribute of type String, then the default view for the attribute is a Text part with a Label part that is the attribute name.

After selecting Quick Form, do the following:

  1. Select the attribute for which you want the corresponding quick form.
  2. Move the mouse pointer to where you want to place the upper-left corner of the part. (The mouse pointer assumes the crosshair shape after you select the attribute.)
  3. Click mouse button 1 to place the part.

VisualAge automatically makes an attribute-to-attribute connection between the new part and the part from which you requested Quick Form.

Open the Settings view for the quick form to determine what other defaults were also set for you.


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