isCOBOL Evolve : User Interface : Controls Reference : ENTRY-FIELD : Properties : Proposal
Proposal
This property adds a new item to the list of proposals associated with the Entry-Field. Multiple values are allowed if specified between parenthesis. If the Proposals-Unsorted style is set, the position of the new proposal can be controlled by the Proposal-Index property.
Proposals are not supported on fields with one or more of the following attributes:
• the Auto-Decimal property set to a value greater than 0,
• the { Auto-Spin | Spinner } styles,
• the Multiline style,
• the Read-Only style,
• the Secure style.
 
Example - Define a list of proposals for an entry-field on procedure division.
screen section.
...
  03 screen-1-ef-3 Entry-Field
     line 35.8
     column 49.7
     size 11.6 cells 
     lines 3.5 cells 
     id 20
     3-d
     proposal-delay 400
     .
...
procedure division.
...
  modify screen-1-ef-3
         proposal "rome"
         proposal "romania"
         proposal "romantic"
         proposal "ron"
         proposal "roll"
         .
...