Horizontal Line Component

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Function

a!horizontalLine( color, weight, marginAbove, marginBelow, showWhen, style )

Displays a horizontal line. This component is best used when you need to visually distinguish and separate content within a page. It enhances readability for complex interfaces and enables the creation of responsive user interfaces.

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Color	color	Text	Determines the horizontal line color. Valid values: Any valid hex color or hex color including transparency, or “SECONDARY” (default), “STANDARD”, “ACCENT”. To add transparency to the hex color, add two additional digits between 00 (more transparent) and FF (less transparent).
Weight	weight	Text	Determines the horizontal line thickness. Valid values: "THIN" (default), "MEDIUM", "THICK".
Margin Above	marginAbove	Text	Determines how much space is added above the component. Valid values: "NONE" (default), "EVEN_LESS", "LESS", "STANDARD" , "MORE", "EVEN_MORE".
Margin Below	marginBelow	Text	Determines how much space is added below the component. Valid values: "NONE", "EVEN_LESS", "LESS", "STANDARD" (default), "MORE", "EVEN_MORE".
Show When	showWhen	Boolean	Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.
Style	style	Text	Determines how the component displays. Valid values: "SOLID" (default), "DOT", "DASH".

Examples

Use the interactive editor below to test out the example code.

Display horizontal lines with custom colors

{
  a!horizontalLine(
    color: "#93c47d",
    weight: "THIN",
    marginAbove: "STANDARD",
    marginBelow: "STANDARD"
  ),
  a!horizontalLine(
    color: "#8e7cc3",
    weight: "THIN",
    marginAbove: "STANDARD",
    marginBelow: "STANDARD"
  )
}

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Interfaces	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.
Process Autoscaling	Incompatible	Cannot be used in autoscaled processes.
Event Consumer Filter Conditions	Compatible	Can be used in filter conditions.
Event Consumer Event Handlers	Compatible	Can be used in event handler expressions.

The following recipes include usage of the Horizontal Line Component.

Duration Display (Rich Text, Events):
Use the duration display pattern to show the amount of time in between events in a quick, easy-to-read way.

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