Types of data bindings
Some bindings work with only a certain type of widget (for example, a bound label binding) and other binding types may be used with several types of widgets (for example, a value binding).47. Types of bindings shows bindings as they appear in a Workbench options list.
Figure 47. Types of bindings
Following, is a list and short description of each binding type.
- Action binding
invokes an action on the binding target component when an event is fired by the parent widget. See About action bindingsfor details.
- Bound Label binding
connects a value to a bound label widget. See About bound label bindings for details.
- Field Editor binding
used to bind field editor components to an object. See About field editor bindingsfor details.
- Popup binding
used to display a Px view in an additional “popup” window that you can specify and configure. See About Popup Bindings for details.
- Setpoint binding
used to display the current value of a "setpoint" and also to provide the ability to modify it. See About spectrum setpoint bindings for details.
- Spectrum binding
used to animate a widget's brush (color) property. See About spectrum bindings for details.
- Spectrum setpoint binding
used in conjunction with a spectrum binding. See About spectrum setpoint bindings for details.
- Table binding
used to bind table data in a bound table. See About table bindings for details.
- Value binding
used to bind to values that are typically under a component. See About value bindings for details.