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Position
The Position keyword can correspond to...
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
<Looper>.Position (Function)
Moves the scrollbar to display a specific row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Looper control populated programmatically.
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<TreeView>.Position (Function)
Displays a TreeView control from a specified element (node or leaf) or returns the name of the first element displayed in a TreeView control.
<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
<List Box>.Position (Function)
Displays a List Box (or a ListView) control from a specified element or returns the index of the first element displayed in a List Box control (if the scrollbar was used).
The "Window position preview" pane
The "Window position preview" pane is used to view and/or modify the opening position of the windows currently modified (according to the screen resolution used)...
<Table>.Position (Function)
Displays a Table or TreeView Table control from a specified row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<Spreadsheet>.Position (Function)
Displays the specified cell in a Spreadsheet control found in a window:
  • either the visible area of Spreadsheet control is moved to display the cell.
  • or the cell is displayed in the upper-left corner of visible area of Spreadsheet control.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
<Map>.GetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
<Chart>.ComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
DocPositionTopPage (Function)
Returns the position of the first character in a given page in a Text Processing control.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
PagePosition (Function)
Scrolls a page up to position a control in the visible section of the page (top) in the browser.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
ScrollbarMaxPosition (Function)
Retrieves the maximum position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WINDEV application.
Table,Add (External language)
Adds an element to a Table control.
2. User-friendly editors in practice
Events associated with a Switch control
Task list
Each project can be associated with a task list......
Positioning table
Positioning the elements in a page is simplified by the use of a positioning table (HTML table)......
Drop-down button
The drop-down button expands: a context menu. a popup window....
Programming custom calculations in Table controls
Trace (Function)
Displays the requested information (content of a control, for example) in a window opened next...
Handling an Edit control programmatically
You can handle Edit controls programmatically......
Constants for managing character strings
List of constants used by string management functions...
Word processing: Using the ribbon
The ribbon found in the Word Processing control proposes several features and it allows...
Description of a CSS style
This window allows you to describe a CSS style that will be used for the controls of your WEBDEV...
Manipulating Combo Box controls programmatically
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to programmatically manipulate Combo Box controls......
mlzInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a new dynamic row in a Multiline Zone control.
PopupDisplay (Function)
Displays a popup in a page with a DDW effect (Dim Disabled Windows).
How to manage a multi-selection in a Table control?
This help page explains how to manage a multi-selection in a Table control....
Project Management Hub: Gantt chart
The Project Management Hub is used to follow the tasks of one or more contributors via......
OpenPopup (Function)
Opens a popup window and waits for this window to be closed.
TableAddLine (Function)
Adds a row in: a Table control, a TreeView Table control....
YesNo (Function)
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that proposes "Yes" and "No" and returns the user's...
Creating the Relation pages of a WEBDEV RAD pattern
Android 10: Modifying the behavior of applications
Starting with Android 10, Google no longer allows an application running in the background to open...
Report based on a form
The report editor gives you the ability to print reports on pre-printed forms (image file or PDF...
2. Variables
WINDEV Tutorial: WLanguage basics Lesson 2 - Variables - 20 min