List Picker¶
| Category | Requires | Version |
|---|---|---|
| User Interface | API 21, Android 5.0 Lollipop | 17 |
Overview¶
A button that, when clicked on, displays a list of texts for the user to choose among. The texts can be specified through the Designer or Blocks Editor by setting the ElementsFromString property to their string-separated concatenation (for example, choice 1, choice 2, choice 3) or by setting the Elements property to a List in the Blocks editor.
Setting property ShowFilterBar to true, will make the list searchable. Other properties affect the appearance of the button (TextAlignment, BackgroundColor, etc.) and whether it can be clicked on (Enabled).
Permissions
Events¶
After Picking¶
Event to be raised after the picker activity returns itsresult and the properties have been filled in.
Before Picking¶
Event to raise when the button of the component is clicked or the list is shownusing the Open block. This event occurs before the list of items is displayed, andcan be used to prepare the list before it is shown.
Got Focus¶
Indicates the cursor moved over the button so it is now possible to click it.
Lost Focus¶
Indicates the cursor moved away from the button so it is now no longer possible to click it.
Touch Down¶
Indicates that the button was pressed down.
Touch Up¶
Indicates that a button has been released.
Methods¶
Button Click¶
Perform a button click as function.
Open¶
Opens the picker, as though the user clicked on it.
Set Animation Style¶
Allows you to set animation style. Valid (case-insensitive) values are: ChasingDots, Circle, CubeGrid, DoubleBounce, FadingCircle, FoldingCube, Pulse, RotatingCircle, RotatingPlane, ThreeBounce, WanderingCubes, Wave. If invalid style is used, animation will be removed.Position can be: top, left, right, bottom. Size can be 100.
Set Shadow¶
Place a blurred shadow of text underneath the text, drawn with the specified x, y, radius, color (e.g. -11, 12, 13, black.
With Icon From Font Awesome¶
Show an image on the given position near to the button. You can use following words for the position: 'Left', 'Right', 'Top' or 'Bottom'. Use the padding to add space between the icon and text. Use a 'FontAwesome' icon as the button icon without uploading a image resource into your project. You can find the icon code here at https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet Use as example for a heart icon just 'f004' or ''
With Icon From Material Font¶
Show an image on the given position near to the button. You can use following words for the position: 'Left', 'Right', 'Top' or 'Bottom'. Use the padding to add space between the icon and text. Use a 'Material' icon as the button icon without uploading a image resource into your project. You can find the icon name here at https://material.io/resources/icons
With Icon From Picture¶
Show an image on the given position near to the button. You can use following words for the position: 'Left', 'Right', 'Top' or 'Bottom'. Use the padding to add space between the icon and text.
Properties¶
Background Color¶
Color Default: #444444FF 
Read Write - Designer Blocks
Returns the button's background color
Border Shadow¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: True Write - Designer
Returns true if the button have a outside border shadow on click.
Elements¶
List Read Write - Blocks
Elements property getter method
Elements From String¶
Text Write - Designer Blocks
ElementsFromString property setter method
Enabled¶
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
If set, user can tap check box to cause action.
Font Bold¶
Boolean Default: False Read Write - Designer Blocks
If set, button text is displayed in bold.
Font Italic¶
Boolean Default: False Read Write - Designer Blocks
If set, button text is displayed in italics.
Font Size¶
Number Default: 14.0 Read Write - Designer Blocks
Point size for button text.
Font Typeface¶
Number Default: 0 Write - Designer
Font family for button text.
Font Typeface Import¶
Available as Advanced Property
Text Write - Designer Blocks
Set a custom font.
Height¶
Number Read Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's vertical height, measured in pixels.
Height Percent¶
Number Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's vertical height as a percentageof the height of its parent Component.
HTML Format¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: False Write - Designer
If true, then this button will show html text else it will show plain text. Note: Not all HTML is supported.
Image¶
Text Read Write - Designer Blocks
Image to display on button.
Item Background Color¶
Color Default: #000000FF Read Write - Designer Blocks
The background color of the ListPicker items.
Item Text Color¶
Color Default: #FFFFFFFF Read Write - Designer Blocks
The text color of the ListPicker items.
Rotation Angle¶
Available as Advanced Property
Number Default: 0.0 Read Write - Designer Blocks
Sets the degrees that the button is rotated around the pivot point. Increasing values result in clockwise rotation.
Selection¶
Text Read Write - Designer Blocks
The selected item. When directly changed by the programmer, the SelectionIndex property is also changed to the first item in the ListPicker with the given value. If the value does not appear, SelectionIndex will be set to 0.
Selection Index¶
Number Read Write - Blocks
The index of the currently selected item, starting at 1. If no item is selected, the value will be 0. If an attempt is made to set this to a number less than 1 or greater than the number of items in the ListPicker, SelectionIndex will be set to 0, and Selection will be set to the empty text.
Shape¶
Number Default: 0 Write - Designer
Specifies the button's shape (default, rounded, rectangular, oval). The shape will not be visible if an Image is being displayed.
Show Feedback¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
Specifies if a visual feedback should be shown for a button that as an image as background.
Show Filter Bar¶
Boolean Default: False Read Write - Designer Blocks
Returns current state of ShowFilterBar indicating if Search Filter Bar will be displayed on ListPicker or not
Status Bar Color¶
Available as Advanced Property
Color Default: #2196F2FF Read Write - Designer Blocks
The StatusBarColor of the ListPicker.
Status Bar Visible¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
Whether to show status bar
Text¶
Text Read Write - Designer Blocks
Text to display on button.
Text Alignment¶
Number Default: 1 Write - Designer
Left, center, or right.
Text Color¶
Color Default: #FFFFFFFF Read Write - Designer Blocks
Color for button text.
Title¶
Text Read Write - Designer Blocks
Optional title displayed at the top of the list of choices.
Title Bar Color¶
Available as Advanced Property
Color Default: #03A9F3FF Read Write - Designer Blocks
The TitleBarColor of the ListPicker.
Title Visible¶
Available as Advanced Property
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
Whether to show title bar
Touch Color¶
Available as Advanced Property
Color Default: #CCCCCCFF Read Write - Designer Blocks
Set the buttons touch color.
Visible¶
Boolean Default: True Read Write - Designer Blocks
Returns true iff the component is visible.
Width¶
Number Read Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's horizontal width, measured in pixels.
Width Percent¶
Number Write - Blocks
Specifies the component's horizontal width as a percentageof the Width of its parent Component.