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String (Output)

This object outputs a text string.

Attributes

AID
Attribute
Description
Object Id

Unique identifier of the object. This must be unique within the object pool (2 bytes, 0-65534).

Type

The type of the object.

Width

Width of the object in pixels.

Height

Height of the object in pixels.

Background Colour

Background colour. A colour based on the index of the Colour Palette.

Font Attributes

Object Id of a Font Attributes object for display formatting of this field.

Options (Output String)

Logical bits indicating options. 1 = TRUE.

Logical bits indicating options. 1 = TRUE.

  • Bit 0 = Transparent: If TRUE, the output field is displayed with a transparent background instead of using the background colour attributes.
  • Bit 1 = Auto-Wrap: If TRUE, the automatic wrapping rules apply (see 4.6.19.5).
  • Bit 2 = Wrap on hyphen: If TRUE, automatic wrapping may occur between a hyphen (2D₁₆) and the following character (see 4.6.19.5). Wrap on hyphen is an extension of the Auto-Wrap option and is only applied if Auto-Wrap is TRUE. If Auto-Wrap is FALSE, this setting is ignored.
Variable Reference

Reference to a Variable object from which the value is taken.

Justification

Horizontal/vertical alignment of the content.

Length

Maximum length of the text in the object (bytes).

Value (String)

Current value of the object if no variable reference is used.

Number of Macros to follow

Number of contained macro references, even if it is zero.

Each macro reference consists of 2 bytes: one for the event Id and one for the macro Id.

When the specified event occurs, the associated macro is executed. VT version 5 and later: A reference to a macro with a 16-bit Object Id counts as 2 macro references in the context of this attribute.