Working with the Text (vdl-text) Element

To add text to the View:

1. In the View Designer, open the Palette > Components group, then click and drag a Text element onto the artboard. The Text wizard is displayed.
   

2. The text wizard enables the quick entry of simple text or existing values. If you select multiple options the text fields are concatenated. There are several standard options:

   Item	Description
   Add static text	Text added to the upper window is displayed as entered
   Add a parameter	The value associated with the entered parameter is displayed
   Add static text with a dynamic value	Template text to demonstrate how to concatenate static and dynamic text
   Add the number formatted value of a scalar	Template text to demonstrate how to apply formatting to a scalar value
   Add scenario name	Text option frequently used when looping through all scenarios on the shelf
   Add the value of an array element	Text option frequently used when looping through all values in an array
   Add the label of a set element	Text option frequently used when looping through all values in a set
   Add logged in user's full name	The currently logged in user's full name is displayed

   Add your desired option(s) to the upper text box either by clicking on an option in the list, or by typing directly in the upper box. Values in this text box can be edited.
3. If the text requires evaluation, select the Dynamic expression check box in the top right hand corner of the wizard.
4. Click FINISH to add the text element to the artboard.

You can also edit the Text attribute in the Attributes pane to assign a value.

For example, to display the number of scenarios on the shelf:

View Designer

Open the Palette > Components group, then click and drag a Text element onto the artboard. In the Text wizard, type "=scenarios.length" in the upper text field, and select the Dynamic expression check box. Click FINISH.

<span vdl-text="=scenarios.length"></span>

A simple fixed calculation:

View Designer

Fixed Calculation in a Text element in the View Designer

<span vdl-text="=99 * 88 + 77"></span>

The value of a scalar entity:

<span vdl-text="=scenario.entities.strsclr.value"></span>

<span vdl-text="= 'This value: ' +
scenario.entities.strsclr.value +
' and that: ' +
(scenario.entities.RET(2) ?
scenario.entities.CAP(2).value : '')">
</span>