The attributeName attribute represents the name of the attribute within the collection of items to be displayed in the part.

The backgroundColor attribute is the name of the RGB color for the background of the part.

The borderWidth attribute is the width of the border, specified in pixels, that surrounds the part on all four sides. A width of zero means that a border does not show.

On some platforms, the border width is limited to 1 pixel and any nonzero value is set to 1.

The converter attribute is an object that manages the conversion of other objects to and from their display format for certain visual parts, such as a Text part.

For many of the visual parts, you specify the type of data you want displayed for the part in the Data type field in the Settings window for the part. You can customize how you want this data to display.

The editable attribute specifies whether the text in the part can be edited.

Note:

For the Container Details parts, this attribute along with the columns attribute determine whether the column cells are editable. However, the various edit events (such as editCellAt: or editSelectedCell) will edit the column, regardless of the values of these attributes.

The enabled attribute specifies whether or not the part is available for selection. If true, the part's contents are available for selection.

The etched attribute specifies whether the cells in this column are to be drawn etched. The default value is false. The visualStyle attribute must be set to XmETCHCELLS or this attribute is ignored.

The foregroundColor attribute is the name of the RGB color for the foreground of the part.

The heading attribute represents the object to be displayed at the top of the column. The height of the heading is determined by the maximum height of all column headings.

The headingEtched attribute specifies whether this column heading is to be etched. If the headingVisualStyle attribute of the Container Details part is set to XmETCHCELLS, then this attribute determines whether the heading cell is to be drawn as etched. If headingVisualStyle is set to any other value, this attribute has no effect.

The helpFile attribute is the name of the help file associated with the part.

The helpKeysId attribute is the ID of the keys help associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.

The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.

The helpTitle attribute is the title of the help window associated with the part.

The helpTopicId attribute is the ID of the help topic associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.

The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.

The horizontalAlignment attribute specifies how the cells in this column should be aligned horizontally. Valid values include:

The horizontalHeadingAlignment attribute specifies how the this column's heading should be aligned horizontally. Valid values include:

The menu attribute is the menu part to use as the part's menu bar or pop-up menu.

The resizable attribute specifies whether the column of the container can be resized.

For more information on the self attribute, refer to Using the self attribute.

The showInUse attribute specifies whether the current column is highlighted, showing that it is currently in use. The default value is false.

The tabGroup attribute specifies whether or not the part is included as a tab stop so users can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The textLimit attribute specifies the maximum length of the text string that can be entered into the cell from the keyboard.

Use this attribute in conjunction with the Container Details part's autoTab attribute. If autoTab is set to true, the textLimit atttribute of the Container Details Column specifies how many characters can be typed into the column before tabbing automatically goes to the next cell.

The traversalOn attribute specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup attribute, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The userData attribute is user-defined data. Any object can be stored in this attribute.

The verticalAlignment attribute specifies how the cells in this column should be aligned vertically. Valid values include:

The verticalSeparatorThickness attribute specifies the width in pixels of the line shown to the right of each cell in the column. The default value is 1.

The width attribute specifies the width of the column.