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yCode spin control v1.0 is a pair of arrows that the user can click to increment or decrement a value displayed in a companion text control. User can also type in a value into text cotnrol directly. The value associated with a spin button control is called its current position. A spin control has upper and lower limits, within which the current position is changed. The increment value is called a step; a step can be any positive number contained within limits.

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Advantages

The most common way to choose a value from a limited range is a SELECT box containing all available options. For example, on a typical travel site, to enter a date, you will need to choose both day and month from SELECT box:

  I need to depart:
   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

You can use yCode spin control instead of SELECT boxes:

  I need to depart:
  

• No messy lists to open - page looks much more neat (especially useful if you have long list of numbers.)
• Enter value directly into the text control, if you already know your selection.
• No need to add and remove options (for example, with SELECT box, you would have to add/remove dates in date SELECT box depending on what month is selected. With spin, you would only need to update your limits.)
• yCode spin can be used anywhere a SELECT box can be used, including tables.
• Programmer has control over text appearance, similarly to a TEXT box.

Any other functionality can be added upon request. Please contact sales@yCode.com for more information.

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