Defining inputs for your builder - Portlet Factory v6.1.2

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Defining inputs for your builder

An input definition is a structure in the builder definition that describes the input for a builder in terms of its type, editor widget (for example, text input and select box), the input group to which it belongs and other similar information. The input definitions you create only need to specify values for the elements not defined by a base builder definition or those elements that you want to override.
The table below lists and describes each of the elements that you can use to define an input to a builder:

Input Definition Element Description
<Prompt /> The user-readable description for this input. The Builder Call Editor displays this value to the left of the input's editor widget.
<HelpText /> The text that appears as a tool tip when the user hovers over the input in the builder call editor.
<ProfileType /> The type of value set when the user profiles the input. Possible values for the ProfileType are:

None

The input value cannot be profiled.

Value

The entire input value can be profiled.

XmlElements

Individual string values within the XML can be profiled. Valid for XML type input only.

<Callable /> Determines whether accessor methods should be generated for this input in the "callable" version of this builder. Possible values are true or false.
<Editor /> Determines the input widget displayed in the builder call editor that allows the user to specify a value to this input. If you are extending a base input definition, the editor is already specified by the base definition.
<Visible /> Determines whether the builder call editor displays the input widget for this input by default. You can set the Visible value for one or more input definitions as false, and use a coordinator to set the Visible value for those inputs to true, based on some condition.

Parent topic: About creating builder definitions

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Input Definition Element	Description
<Prompt />	The user-readable description for this input. The Builder Call Editor displays this value to the left of the input's editor widget.
<HelpText />	The text that appears as a tool tip when the user hovers over the input in the builder call editor.
<ProfileType />	The type of value set when the user profiles the input. Possible values for the ProfileType are: None The input value cannot be profiled. Value The entire input value can be profiled. XmlElements Individual string values within the XML can be profiled. Valid for XML type input only.
<Callable />	Determines whether accessor methods should be generated for this input in the "callable" version of this builder. Possible values are true or false.
<Editor />	Determines the input widget displayed in the builder call editor that allows the user to specify a value to this input. If you are extending a base input definition, the editor is already specified by the base definition.
<Visible />	Determines whether the builder call editor displays the input widget for this input by default. You can set the Visible value for one or more input definitions as false, and use a coordinator to set the Visible value for those inputs to true, based on some condition.