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  • Action Bar properties available in a window
  • Button properties for changing the view in an Action Bar
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Action Bar properties
Overview
You can manipulate Action Bars in a window using the following WLanguage properties.
Properties available in a window

Action Bar properties available in a window

The following properties are associated with "Action Bars":
AccessibilityThe Accessibility property gets and sets the accessibility properties of a control.
BackgroundColorThe BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
BackgroundImageThe ImageFond property lets you view and modify the background image of an element: window, page, field or state.
ColorThe Color property gets or sets the font color of:
  • a Font variable.
  • text displayed in a Static or Calculated control of a report.
  • text displayed in a window control.
  • text displayed in a page control.
ExtraThe Extra property is used to:
  • Get additional information about a control, window, or page.
  • Edit additional information of a control, window or page.
ImageThe Image property gets and sets the background image of a control or block.
NoteThe Note property is used to:
  • Find out the notes associated with a control, a window, a page or a report.
  • Modify the notes associated with a control, a window a page or a report.
NoteTitleThe NoteTitle property is used to:
  • Get the title of the notes used in the technical documentation of a control, window, page or report.
  • Change the title of the notes used in the technical documentation of a control, window, page or report.
OpacityThe Opacity property is used to get and define the opacity percentage for a window, or for controls in a window or page.
PaneThe property Pane property allows you to:
  • Find out the pane tabs associated with a control.
  • Define the pane tabs associated with a control.
ProcessThe Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
SearchValueThe SearchValue property gets and sets the value of the search field in an Action Bar.
StyleThe Style property is used to retrieve and assign the entire style of a control (including the overrides).
ValueThe Value property is used to:
  • Find out and modify the value of a report control.
  • Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a window.
  • Find out the identifier of a stream.
  • Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a page.
VisibleThe Visible property is used to:
  • Find out whether an element is visible.
  • Make an element visible or invisible.
VisibleWithAnimationThe VisibleWithAnimation property is used to make a control visible or invisible via the "Appear/Disappear" animation.
iPhone/iPad The Action Bar control properties cannot be modified programmatically.
AndroidiPhone/iPad

Button properties for changing the view in an Action Bar

The following properties are associated with the button used to change the view in an "Action Bar":
CaptionIn a database, the Caption property is used to:
  • Find out the caption associated with a file item.
  • Find out the caption associated with a data file.
  • Find out and modify the connection caption.
In a report, the Caption property is used to:
  • Find out the text displayed in a Static or Link control.
  • Modify the text displayed in a Static or Link control.
In a window or page, the Caption property is also used to:
  • Find out and modify the caption of a control found in a window or in a page.
  • Find out and modify the caption of a menu option.
  • Find out and modify the title of a window or page.
  • Find out the content of a Breadcrumb control.
ImageThe Image property gets and sets the background image of a control or block.
ImageStateThe ImageState property gets and sets the number of drawings in:
  • The image associated with a button.
  • The image of the cursor in a slider.
  • The image associated with the button of a sidebar pane.
  • The image associated with the button of a tab pane.
  • The image associated with the Rating control.
  • The image associated with a group in a Ribbon control.
  • The image associated with a menu option.
PaneThe property Pane property allows you to:
  • Find out the pane tabs associated with a control.
  • Define the pane tabs associated with a control.
ParallaxRateHeightThe ParallaxRateHeight property is used to determine and specify how fast a control is reduced when the scrollbar in the window, internal window or page moves.
ParallaxRateYThe ParallaxRateY property is used to determine and specify how fast a control moves when the scrollbar in the window, internal window or page moves.
ProcessThe Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
SourceWindowThe SourceWindow property is used to get the source of an internal window (i.e. the internal window displayed by the Internal Window control).
VisibleThe Visible property is used to:
  • Find out whether an element is visible.
  • Make an element visible or invisible.
WinEditAllowedThe WinEditAllowed property is used to determine and configure the actions allowed on a control when the window switches to "Allow end users to modify the UI" mode.
Minimum version required
  • Version 17
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