highlight

The highlight property specifies the special effect (if any) with which to display or print the field.

Use the HighlightKind enumeration to specify values for this property. The HighlightKind enumeration has the following values:
blink
Causes the text to blink repeatedly.
defaultHighlight
In Console UI only, this value uses the default highlight setting from the current window.
noHighlight (the default)
Indicates that no special effect is to occur; specifically, no blink, reverse, or underline.
reverse
Reverses the text and background colors. For example, if the display has a dark background with light letters, the background becomes light and the text becomes dark. This value is available only for COBOL output.
underline
Places an underline at the bottom of the field.

Compatibility

Table 1. Support for highlight property
Data item JSF handler VGUI record Console UI Text Form Java™ Text Form COBOL Print Form Java Print Form COBOL
Yes No No Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*

* The highlight property is supported for constant fields on text and print forms with the same compatibility considerations as for variable fields. The following additional compatibility considerations apply:

Table 2. Compatibility considerations for highlight
Platform Issue
Java generation Only noHighlight and underscore are supported.
COBOL generation Support varies based on the emulator.
iSeries® COBOL blink is supported only for red fields, and is ignored for fields of any other color.
Print forms Only noHighlight and underscore are supported.
Debug Only noHighlight and underscore are supported.

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