Element: Bar.

Icon: 

Text: A bar that displays a value.

Description: A Bar is a basic element used to display a numeric value. The value is shown in a graphical way using a bar that is filled between two extrem values. The bar cannot be interactively modified. If the "Format" property is not empty, the value is also displayed in text form. 

Table of properties

Name Description Values accepted
Variable
Variable The variable displayed using this element. A variable of type double or int.
Minimum The smallest value that can be displayed. Any constant or variable of type double or int.
Maximum The largest value that can be displayed. Any constant or variable of type double or int.
Format The format for the visualization of the value in text form. Any value acepted by the class java.text.DecimalFormat. See additional info.
Orientation The direction of the bar. One of the constants: HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL
Graphical Aspect
Size The size of the element. An Object variable of the class java.awt.Dimension or the integer values for the width and the height, respectively, separated by a comma.
Background The color used for the background of the element. An Object variable of the class java.awt.Color or one of the predefined colors: black, blue, cyan, darkGray, gray, green, lightGray, magenta, orange, pink, red, white, yellow.

A color can also be specified providing its integer RGB coordinates (between 0 and 255), plus an optional transparency coordinate.

The default value is decided by the system.

Foreground The color used for the text displayed by the element. See the values for the Background property.
Font The font used for the text displayed by the element. An Object variable of the class java.awt.Font or a set of family, style and size, separated by commas. The style must be one of  plain, bold, italic, bold | italic. Example: Monospaced,italic,18.

The default value is decided by the system.

Tooltip The text displayed when the cursor lingers on top of the element. Any constant or variable of type String.