XInitial (Property)

Get the X-coordinate:
- of a control (position on the X-axis) when opening the window or the page.
- of a window (position on X-axis) when opening the window.
Change the X-coordinate of a control anchored "to the right" (position on the X-axis) when opening the window.
Get the X-coordinate of a control in relation to its block (position in millimeters on the X-axis) when opening the report.

Remark: The X-coordinate of a control or window corresponds to the X-coordinate specified in the "UI" tab, in their description window.
This X-coordinate defines the control or window position when opening the window, page or report.

This property can only be used in the report editor.

Versions 16 and later

This property is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This property is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 15 and later

This property is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This property is now available for Android applications.

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This property is now available for report controls in iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This property is now available for report controls in iPhone/iPad applications.

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This property is now available for report controls in iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 20 and later

This property is now available for Table controls in Android and iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 20

This property is now available for Table controls in Android and iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 23 and later

This property is now available for PHP sites.

This property is now available in browser code.

This property is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux and in Windows.

New in version 23

This property is now available for PHP sites.

This property is now available in browser code.

This property is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux and in Windows.

This property is now available for PHP sites.

This property is now available in browser code.

This property is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux and in Windows.

Example

// Moves the control 10 millimeters to the right
STC_Title.X = STC_Title.X + 10
// Restores the initial position
STC_Title.X = STC_Title.XInitial

Syntax

Getting the X-coordinate of a control or window Hide the details

<Result> = <Element used>.XInitial

<Result>: Integer

X-coordinate of specified element:
If the control belongs to a window: this X-coordinate is expressed in pixels. When the window is opened, it corresponds to the horizontal position of the upper-left corner of the control, relative to the upper-left corner of the window's client area (i.e. the window without title bar, menu bar or borders).
If the control belongs to a report: this X-coordinate is expressed in millimeters. It corresponds, when opening the report, to the horizontal position of top left corner of control in relation to the top left corner of block.
If the control belongs to a page: this X-coordinate is expressed in pixels. It corresponds, when opening the report, to:
the horizontal position of top left corner of control in relation to the top left corner of the page. If the control belongs to a container control (HTML cell, looper, etc.), the X-coordinate is given in relation to this container control.
the horizontal position of top left corner of control in relation to the top left corner of the page.
X-coordinate of window (in pixels) when it is opened. Horizontal position of top left corner of window in relation to the top left corner of the screen.

<Element used>: Control name or window name

Name of element (control or window) to use.
For a control associated with a tab, use the following notation:

<Tab name>.<Control name>

Changing the X-coordinate of a control anchored "to the right" Hide the details

<Control used>.XInitial = <New X-coordinate>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of the control to be used. If the control is not anchored to the right, the XInitial property has no effect.
For a control associated with a tab, use the following notation:

<Tab name>.<Control name>

<New X-coordinate>: Integer

New X-coordinate of the specified control (in pixels). Horizontal position of the upper-left corner of the control, relative to the upper-left corner of the window's client area (i.e. the window without title bar, menu bar or borders).

Remarks

Position of a Tab control

The XInitial property is used to get and change the horizontal position (in pixels) of the Tab control, relative to the upper-left corner of the window's client area (i.e. the window without title bar, menu bar or borders).

Important: If the coordinates of a tab anchored to the right are changed with the XInitial property, all the controls positioned on the tab will also be moved.

Position of a control in a Tab control

If a control is associated with a Tab control, its coordinates are not relative to the Tab control but to the window's client area (i.e. the window without title bar, menu bar or borders).
If a control is positioned on a Tab control without being associated with it, the coordinates of this control are relative to the window's client area (i.e. the window without title bar, menu bar or borders).

Limits

For a report, the XInitial property only applies to the report controls.

The XInitial property cannot be used on:

an option in a check box or radio button,
a row in a list box, in a combo box or in a table,
a table cell,
a group of controls,
a window menu,
an element of a TreeView control.

In Java, the XInitial property applies only to the following elements:

Button.
Static.
Edit control.
Image.
Check Box.
Radio Button.
List Box.
Combo Box.
TreeView.
Tab.
Window.
Table.
Supercontrol.

Limits in the pages
The XInitial property can only be used on controls that actually displayed in the browser. It cannot be used on:

an HTML table,
an option in a Check Box or Radio Button control,
a row in a List Box control, Combo Box control or Table control,
a cell in a Table control,
a group of controls.