up Inquisit Language Reference

dropdown element

The dropdown element defines a survey item in which respondents select an option from a dropdown list.

Syntax

<dropdown dropdownname>
/ caption = "text"
/ correctresponse = ("character", "character",...) or (scancode, scancode, ...) or (stimulusname, stimulusname, ...) or (mouseevent, mouseevent, ...) or (joystickevent, joystickevent, ...) or ("word", "word", ...) or (keyword) or (property, property, ...)
/ defaultresponse = "text" or property or expression
/ fontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality, character set)
/ listsize = (width, height)
/ options = ("label", "label", "label", ...)
/ optionvalues = ("value", "value", "value", ...)
/ order = order mode
/ orientation = layout
/ position = (x value, y value)
/ required = boolean
/ responsefontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality, character set)
/ size = (width variable, height variable)
/ subcaption = "text"
/ subcaptionfontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality, character set)
/ txcolor = (red value, green value, blue value) or color name or color value
/ txcolor = (red value, green value, blue value) or color name or color value
/ validresponse = ("character", "character",...) or (scancode, scancode, ...) or (stimulusname, stimulusname, ...) or (mouseevent, mouseevent, ...) or (joystickevent, joystickevent, ...) or ("word", "word", ...) or (keyword) or (property, property, ...)
</dropdown>

Properties

dropdown.dropdownname.caption
dropdown.dropdownname.fontheight
dropdown.dropdownname.height
dropdown.dropdownname.heightpct
dropdown.dropdownname.heightpx
dropdown.dropdownname.hposition
dropdown.dropdownname.listheight
dropdown.dropdownname.listwidth
dropdown.dropdownname.name
dropdown.dropdownname.option
dropdown.dropdownname.optionvalue
dropdown.dropdownname.required
dropdown.dropdownname.response
dropdown.dropdownname.responsefontheight
dropdown.dropdownname.selected
dropdown.dropdownname.selectedcaption
dropdown.dropdownname.selectedcount
dropdown.dropdownname.selectedvalue
dropdown.dropdownname.subcaption
dropdown.dropdownname.subcaptionfontheight
dropdown.dropdownname.typename
dropdown.dropdownname.vposition
dropdown.dropdownname.width
dropdown.dropdownname.width
dropdown.dropdownname.widthpct
dropdown.dropdownname.widthpx
dropdown.dropdownname.xpct
dropdown.dropdownname.xpx
dropdown.dropdownname.ypct
dropdown.dropdownname.ypx

Functions

None.

Remarks

Dropdowns provide a space efficient user interface for selecting from mutually exclusive options.

Examples

The following dropdown item requires the respondent to select at least one option.

<dropdown q1>
/ caption="Who was the first president of the United States:"
/ options=("George Washington", "Abraham Lincoln", "Thomas Jefferson")
/ required=true
</dropdown>

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