A line containing text elements of varying widths.
<Output>
<Line>
...
</Line>
</Output
Note that Expressions in attribute
settings below depend on the parent node context.
Some may only use constant expressions or query column
references from Independent queries.
Child nodes of <Output> nodes in
<Report> context may also
use report query column references.
The font name attribute specifies the font for the line's scope. It can be overridden by child nodes for their scope. It may be specified in two forms, the first one is the preferred name, the second is for RLIB compatibility:
<Line font_name="'Arial'"> <Line fontName="'Arial'">
If both forms are specified, font_name
is used.
Default font name is what's set (in decreasing priority)
in Report font name or
Part font name.
If none of them is set, it's Courier.
The font size attribute specifies the font size for the line's scope. It can be overridden by child nodes for their scope. It may be specified in two forms, the first one is the preferred name, the second is for RLIB compatibility:
<Line font_size="10"> <Line fontSize="10">
If both forms are specified, font_size
is used.
Default font name is what's set (in decreasing priority)
in Report font size or
Part font size.
If none of them is set, it's 12.
Whether the line elements use italic font. It is accepted in two forms:
<Line italic="yes"> <Line italics="yes">
Default is false.
Text lines may be suppressed. If the parent
<Output> node is in
<FieldDetails>, the
expression may be derived from a query field.
<Line suppress="yes">
Default value is false,
i.e. no suppression.
This color is used to render text. It's accepted with both American and British spelling.
<Line color="'blue'"> <Line colour="'blue'">
Default is black.
See Color specification.
This color is used to render the background rectangle under the text. It's accepted with both American and British spelling.
<Line bgcolor="'blue'"> <Line bgcolour="'blue'">
Default is white.
See Color specification.
See the Text element node. Two variants are accepted.
<Line>
<field value="expression..." ... />
</Line>and
<Line>
<literal ... >Literal text</literal>
</Line>
An <Image> is accepted
as a line element. See the Image node.
<Line>
<Image value="expression..." ... />
</Line>
A <Barcode> is accepted
as a line element. See the Barcode node.
<Line>
<Barcode value="expression..." ... />
</Line>