Sets/gets a regular host screen search expression for hotspot recognition and its graphical draw.

When a hotspot is set in your application design time, it needs a search expression where Integration Pack can identify and display the hotspot at application run time.

Visual Basic Syntax

TNBXHotSpot.Pattern [= String]

Delphi Syntax

TNBXHotSpot.Pattern [:= string];

Remarks

This property is a string value that represent part or all the text displayed of a host screen field where you want to display a hotspot instead of the original text.

A simple example:

Suppose that a host screen has a field that denotes how you can access a specific application option, for example, accessing a public library with the command L. The text displayed in the host field will be like this:

 L - LIBRARY (Public Access)

The corresponding value for pattern property will be:

TNBXHotSpot1.Pattern="L - LIBRARY \(Public Access\)"

In this case we use \ character because parenthesis characters in regular expression has a different meaning. If you don't have regular expressions characters in the host screen field, you can assign the same text that you are viewing (without \ characters).

Associated with Pattern property, ActionFieldData property must be set. In this example the value of this second property will be:

TNBXHotSpot1.ActionFieldData="L@E"

See Also ActionFieldData property.