TASK: Modify a string field by turning on the spell checker

In this task you will learn how to make a small and simple change of the objectUI configuration, by enabling spell checker on a string field .

In this example we choose the Description field of the Edit workstate dialog box in the EdAdmin4 application, defined in the EdAdmin4_Config.xml configuration file.

You will be able to perform this task only if:

•You already opened the edadmin4_config.xml file as explained in TASK: Open for editing one or more files with objectUI elements ordered the view as explained in TASK: Display an ordered view of objectUI elements, located the editWorkstate objectUI and expanded its Description attribute.

1.On the Description field definition in editWorkstate objectUI, defined in the EdAdmin4_Config.xml configuration file, add a new line as highlighted below (respect the characters case):

      <attribute name="description">

        <ui mode="Normal">

          <template 

            kind="MultiLineString" 

            useSpellChecker="yes" 

            xmlns="http://www.teradp.com/schemas/GN4/1/XmlSchemaExt.xsd">

            <objectUI>

              <web maxRows="4"/>

            </objectUI>

          </template>

        </ui>

      </attribute>

2.Save changes and import them in database as explained in TASK: Save changes and import them in database.

3.Close and run again EdAdmin4 and reopen the Edit workstate dialog box as explained in TASK: Get to know the Workstate entry dialog and recognize its fields.

4.Notice the changes in the dialog box: now, on the right edge of the Description field appeared the spell checker button - write something misspelled, select the word and then click the button - the spell checker suggestion appear.

Conclusions

Where provided, it is extremely simple and quick to add functionalities to the objectUI dialog boxes.

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