Displaying Dynamic Values Using the Lang File

View XML

<info label="info.welcome" value="info.system_admin_welcome"/>

Backing unit

unit SystemAdminHome;
.
.
string firstName;
string lastName;

void init() {
    currentSystemAdminUser = SystemAdmin:user();
    firstName = currentSystemAdminUser.firstName;
    lastName = currentSystemAdminUser.lastName;
}

en.lang file entries

info.welcome = Welcome:
info.system_admin_welcome = Welcome {SystemAdminHome:firstName} {SystemAdminHome:lastName}

Using the Input Widget with a Binding

<info label="info.email_address">
    <binding function="getSystemAdminEmailAddress"/>
</info>
        
<info label="info.mobile_number">
    <binding variable="currentSystemAdminUser">
        <attribute name="mobileNumber"/>
    </binding>
</info>

Backing unit

SystemAdmin currentSystemAdminUser;
void init() {
    currentSystemAdminUser = SystemAdmin:user();
	.
	.
}
 
// Return the mobile number of the current System Admin user 
string getSystemAdminMobileNumber() {
    return currentSystemAdminUser.mobileNumber;
}
// Return the email address of the current System Admin user
string getSystemAdminEmailAddress() {
    return currentSystemAdminUser.emailAddress;
}

en.lang file entries

info.email_address = E-mail address:
info.mobile_number = Mobile number:

Markdown

The info widget can be allowed to render markdown using the optional "allowMarkdown" attribute. Markdown can be used to create hyperlinks or to otherwise style the text in the info widget.

<info label="info.welcome" value="info.system_admin_welcome" allowMarkdown="true"/>

The following text in an info widget that allows markdown will create a hyperlink.

[Mezzanineware](https://mezzanineware.com)

Background color

You can change the background color of the infobox to the following types:

<info label="info.example" allowMarkdown="true" cols-md="3" cols-xs="12" variant="clear">
  <binding function="getBackgroundTextClear"/>
</info>

The variant types can be: clear, info, warning and error