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Attribute

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 14:18 by zagot  

Atomic piece of data. Owns the values attached to an item. Attributes may have various types; each type is linked to a default input field and display format.
MADCAT manage the following types :

  • String
  • Text
  • Numeric
  • Date/time
  • File
  • Bitmap
  • IP Address
  • Groups
  • Enumerate
  • Boolean



The form is generated using the parameters defined in the model. MADCAT creates one field per attribute in the edit form of an item :

Each value of an attribute will be stored in a real XML attribute of the XML element created in the project data :


Advanced user can also create their own types of attribute by using the interfaces of MADCAT. The associated field iand the way the value is stored and formatted are then entirely controlled by a library developed by you. See Types section for more details.

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