A read-only display of a label and value for a field on a Salesforce object.

A read-only display of a label and value for a field on a Salesforce object. An component respects the attributes of the associated field, including how it should be displayed to the user. For example, if the specified component is a currency field, the appropriate currency symbol is displayed. Likewise, if the component is a lookup field or URL, the value of the field is displayed as a link.

Note that if custom help is defined for the field in Setup, the field must be a child of an or , and the Salesforce page header must be displayed for the custom help to appear on your Visualforce page. To override the display of custom help, use the in the body of an .

The Rich Text Area data type can only be used with this component on pages running Salesforce.com API versions greater than 18.0.