Data Type Table

Oracle Life Sciences InForm control type Definition
Simple Control
  • Data Type is defined by the element's type.
  • Length: text 255, integer 10, float 308.

    Note:

    • Integer is always returned as 10 (the maximum number of digits in a 32-bit integer).
    • Float is always returned as 308 (the maximum exponent for a 64-bit floating-point number).
  • Significant Digit: 4.
Pulldown Control References a codelist with the allowable values.
Text Control
  • Data Type is defined by control data type (Pf_TextControl/DataType).
  • Length: text Pf_TextControl/MaxLength, integer 10, float 308.

    Note:

    • Integer is always returned as 10 (the maximum number of digits in a 32-bit integer).
    • Float is always returned as 308 (the maximum exponent for a 64-bit floating-point number).
  • Significant Digit: Pf_TextControl/PFPrecision.
Radio Control References a codelist with the allowable values.
Group Control Represented as an ItemDef per check option with the name of the option included in the form-relative RefPath in the ItemDefOID.
Datetime Control incompleteDatetime.
Calculated Control Text type with length = 255.

Parent topic: ItemDef