The padding mode affects how a screen entry field is read or written to. The padding char will be removed when reading, and used at the start and end of the field when writing.
Value |
Meaning |
default |
Use the active PaddingMode for the connection. In Code Generation projects, the TaskProject entity includes a project-level PaddingMode, otherwise this is determined by your code following a successful HostConnection.Connect() call |
yes |
For this screen, padding mode is active |
no |
For this screen, do not use padding character logic when reading and writing fields. |
When screen fields are read or written through one of the mapped methods in the Inventu Viewer+ .NET class (or COM object), the text written/read from the screen may have additional characters added (writing) or stripped (reading).
This is typical in many host applications that use the underscore or dash character in entry-capable fields to assist the user in understanding the size of the entry field.
Pad stripping is usually activated as a default, but in the case where it is not, you can check this for the active screen to indicate that stripping is active for this screen.
