<doc>
  <legacy_id>1478</legacy_id>
  <name>multipleLines</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the multipleLines of <i>field</i> to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <field/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>multipleHilites</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="listBehavior">listBehavior Property</property>
    <property tag="hilitedLine">hilitedLine Property</property>
    <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites Property</property>
    <property tag="noncontiguousHilites">noncontiguousHilites Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether more than one <keyword tag="line">line</keyword> can be <property tag="selected">selected</property> in a <glossary tag="list field">list field</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the multipleLines of last card field to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>multipleLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to control the <glossary tag="behavior">behavior</glossary> of <glossary tag="list field">list fields</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>multipleLines</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>multipleLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of newly created <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>multipleLines</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is set to true, the user can <command tag="select">select</command> more than one line by dragging within the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>, or Shift-clicking to <command tag="select">select</command> all the lines between the <property tag="selected">selected</property> line and the clicked line. If the <b>multipleLines</b> is false, clicking a line deselects any other lines in the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</p><p/><p>If the field's <b>listBehavior</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the <b>multipleLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> has no effect.</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202653"/> <b>Important!</b><code/> Setting the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> to true automatically sets the <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> <b>multipleLines</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to true. (However, setting the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> to false does not set the <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> back to false.) To set the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> to true and the <b>multipleLines</b> to false, be sure to set the <property tag="toggleHilites">toggleHilites</property> first, then set the <b>multipleLines</b> to false.</p>
  </description>
</doc>