Form JSON property list

This page provides a comprehensive list of all form properties, sorted by their JSON name. Click on a property name to access its detailed description.

In the "Form Properties" chapter, properties are sorted according to their names and themes in the Property List.

b - c - d - e - f - h - i - m - p - r - s - w

Property	Description	Possible Values
b
bottomMargin	Vertical margin value (in pixels)	minimum: 0
c
colorScheme	Color scheme for the form	"dark", "light"
css	CSS file(s) used by the form	CSS file path(s) provided as a string, a collection of strings, or a collection of objects with "path" and "media" properties
d
destination	Form type	"detailScreen", "listScreen", "detailPrinter", "listPrinter"
e
entryOrder	The order in which active objects are selected when the Tab or the Carriage return key is used in an input form	Collection of 4D Form object names
events	List of all events selected for the object or form	Collection of event names, e.g. ["onClick","onDataChange"...].
f
formSizeAnchor	Name of the object whose position determines the size of the form. (minimum length: 1)	Name of a 4D object
h
height	Height of the form	minimum: 0
i
inheritedForm	Designates the form to inherit	Name (string) of table or project form OR a POSIX path (string) to a .json file describing the form OR an object describing the form
inheritedFormTable	Designates the table an inherited form will use	A table name or number
m
markerBody	Detail marker position	minimum: 0
markerBreak	Break marker position(s)	minimum: 0
markerFooter	Footer marker position	minimum: 0
markerHeader	Header marker position(s)	integer minimum: 0; integer array minimum: 0
memorizeGeometry	Saves the form parameters when the form window is closed	true, false
menuBar	Menu bar to associate to the form	Name of a valid menu bar
method	A project method name.	The name of an existing project method
p
pages	Collection of pages (each page is an object)	Page objects
pageFormat	object	Available print properties
r
rightMargin	Horizontal margin value (in pixels)	minimum: 0
s
shared	Specifies if a form can be used as a subform	true, false
w
width	Width of the form	minimum: 0
windowMaxHeight	Form window's largest allowable height	minimum: 0
windowMaxWidth	Form window's largest allowable width	minimum: 0
windowMinHeight	Form window's smallest allowable height	minimum: 0
windowMinWidth	Form window's smallest allowable width	minimum: 0
windowSizingX	Form window's vertical sizing	"fixed", "variable"
windowSizingY	Form window's horizontal sizing	"fixed", "variable"
windowTitle	Designates a form window's title	A name for the form window