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Properties associated with a window
The following properties are associated with a window:
New in version 2024
Accessibility
The Accessibility property gets and sets the accessibility properties of a control.
New in version 2024
ActivePlane
The ActivePlane property gets and sets the number of the active plane in a window, internal window or Cell control.
AliasThe Alias property is used to:
  • get or change the alias of a window (WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile).
  • get or change the alias of a dynamic tab (WINDEV).
  • get the internal HTML/JavaScript name of a control (WEBDEV).
AllowActionBarHidingThe AllowActionBarHiding property automatically hides the Action Bar.
AnchorToContentThe AnchorToContent property determines and changes how the control adapts to its content.
AutomaticTextColorThe AutomaticTextColor property is used to identify and change the color to be used for the text of the elements that use the "automatic" color.
BackgroundColorThe BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
BackgroundImageThe BackgroundImage property is used to identify and modify the background color of an element: window, page, control or report.
BrowsedFileThe BrowsedFile property gets and sets the data source used to display records in controls based on a data file.
BrowsedItemThe BrowsedItem property is used to:
  • Get the item used to automatically loop through Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls, supercontrols and reports based on data files.
  • Change the item used to automatically loop through Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls, supercontrols and reports based on data files. Then, the iteration is reinitialized.
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 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.
ColorThe Color property is used to get or change the font color for:
  • a Font variable.
  • a text displayed in a Static control or in a calculated control of a report.
  • a text displayed in a window control.
  • a text displayed in a page control.
CompactToolbarThe CompactToolbar property is used to:
  • determine if the window toolbars are compacted.
  • compact (or not) the toolbars.
ContextMenuThe ContextMenu property is used to:
  • Get the custom context menu of a control, window or page.
  • Change the custom context menu of a control, window or page (or associate another context menu).
  • WINDEVWINDEV Mobile Customize the system menus of the controls by adding options.
DisplayEnabledThe DisplayEnabled property is used to:
  • determine whether or not a control or window is refreshed. If the control is displayed, its content is refreshed regularly.
  • refresh a control or window.
ExtraThe Extra property is used to:
  • Get additional information about a control, window, or page.
  • Edit additional information of a control, window or page.
FullNameThe FullName property is used to find out the full name:
  • of a control.
  • of a window.
  • of a menu option.
  • of a table column.
GrayedThe Grayed property is used to:
  • Determine if a control (or a group of controls) is grayed out.
  • Gray out or ungray a control, a group of controls or a window.
HeightThe Height property is used to get and change the height:
  • of a control or block in a report.
  • of a control (in a window), window, row of a Table, List Box or ListView control, option of a Radio Button or Check Box control, break header or footer of a Table or Looper control.
  • of a control (in a page), break header or footer in a Table or Looper control. The control can be overlayable or not.
  • of a break cell in a Table or Looper control.
HeightExpandedThe HeightExpanded property is used to get and change the height of an expanded iOS 13 widget.
IconThe Icon property is used to:
  • Find out the icon displayed in the title bar of a window or a Dockable Panel control.
  • Change the icon displayed in the title bar of a window or a Dockable Panel control.
ImageThe Image property gets and sets the background image of a control or block.
InitialHeightThe InitialHeight property is used to:
  • Find out the creation height of a control or window.
  • Modify the base height used to anchor the controls "in height".
  • Find out the creation height of a block or control in a report.
InitialStateThe InitialState property gets the initial state of a control.
InitialVisibleThe InitialVisible property is used to determine if:
  • a control was visible during the first display of the associated window or page.
  • a window was visible during its first display.
InitialWidthThe InitialWidth property is used to:
  • Find out the initial width of a control or window.
  • Modify the base width used to anchor the controls in "width".
  • Find out the initial width of a report control.
MaxHeightThe MaxHeight property is used to get and change the maximum height of a control or window.
MaxWidthThe MaxWidth property is used to get and change the maximum width of a control or window.
MDIBottomThe MDIBottom property is used to determine and change the distance between the bottom border of the MDI parent window and the bottom border of the MDI area.
MDILeftThe MDILeft property is used to determine and change the distance between the left border of the MDI parent window and the left border of the MDI area.
MDIRightThe MDIRight property is used to determine and modify the distance between the right border of the MDI parent window and the right border of the MDI area.
MDITopThe MDITop property is used to determine and change the distance between the top border of the MDI parent window and the top border of the MDI area.
MessageThe Message property is used to:
  • Find out the help message associated with a control or with a menu option (in a window).
  • Modify the help message associated with a control or with a menu option (in a window).
MinHeightThe MinHeight property is used to get and change the minimum height of a control or window.
MinWidthThe MinWidth property is used to get and change the minimum width of a control or window.
ModifiedThe Modified property is used to determine if a control or group of controls has been modified by the user (keyboard or mouse input).
MouseCursorThe MouseCursor property is used to identify and change the hover cursor defined for a control, window or page.
MovableByBackgroundThe MovableByBackground property is used to:
  • find out whether a window can be moved by the background,
  • allow (or not) a window to be moved by the background.
NameThe Name property is used to get:
  • the name of the font associated with a Font variable.
  • the name of a control, report or report block.
  • the name of a control, group of controls or window.
  • the name of a control, group of controls or page.
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.
PlaneThe Plane property is used to:
  • Get:
    • the active plane of a window (or report) or the plane to which a control belongs.
    • the active plane of a WEBDEV element.
  • Change:
    • the active plane of a window (or report) or associate a control with another plane.
    • the active plane of a WEBDEV element.
ProcessThe Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
ProgressBarSystemThe ProgressBarSystem property gets and sets the progress bar used as system progress bar (in the taskbar) with Windows 7 (and later).
ReturnedValueThe ReturnedValue property is used to:
  • Get and change the value returned by a window, page or report.
  • Get and change the value returned by an option in a Radio Button control.
RightClickThe RightClick property gets and sets the name of the Button control that will be executed when an object is right-clicked.
RightToLeftThe RightToLeft property is used to get the writing direction on a control, column, window or report.
ScreenshotAllowedThe ScreenshotAllowed property is used to:
  • Determine whether it is possible to take screenshots of a window,
  • Allow or prevent taking screenshots of a window.
StateThe State property is used to get and change the state of an element.
StatusBarThe StatusBar property is used to:
  • find out whether the status bar is displayed or not
  • display (or not) the status bar of a window.
SystemBarColorThe SystemBarColor property gets or sets the system bar color of full-screen windows in mobile devices.
TextDirectionThe TextDirection property is used to determine and change the writing direction in a window, report or control (useful for languages such as Arabic or Hebrew).
TitleThe Title property is used to:
  • Get the title of a Table control column, a Chart control, a window or a page
  • Change the title of a Table control column, a Chart control, a window or a page.
TitleHeightThe TitleHeight property gets and sets:
  • the height of the title for the columns of a Table or TreeView Table control.
  • the height of the title bar of a Dockable Panel control.
  • the height of the title bar of a window with a custom title bar.
TypeThe Type property is used to get:
  • the type of element (data file or item) defined programmatically or in the data model editor, view or query.
  • the type of object.
  • the type of data held in a Variant.
UsefulHeightThe UsefulHeight property is used to get and change the useful height of an internal window (or supercontrol) with scrollbars.
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.
WidthThe Width property gets and changes the width:
  • of a control or block in a report.
  • of a control (found in a window), window, column found in a table or column found in a list box (including listview).
  • of a control (found in a page), column found in a table or column found in a list box. The control can be overlayable or not.
WinEditModeThe WinEditMode property is used to determine and configure the actions allowed on a window and its controls when the window switches to "Allow end users to modify the UI" mode.
XThe X property is used to:
  • Get the X-coordinate of a control, Table control column or window (position on the X-axis).
  • Get the X-coordinate of a control or window (position on the X-axis).
XInitialThe XInitial property is used to:
  • 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.
YThe Y property is used to:
  • Find out the Y-coordinate of a control or window (position on Y-axis).
  • Modify the Y-coordinate of a control or window.
YInitialThe YInitial property is used to:
  • Find out the Y-coordinate:
    • of a control (position on Y-axis) when opening the window or the page.
    • of a window (position on Y-axis) when opening the window.
  • Modify the Y-coordinate of a control anchored "to bottom" (position on the vertical axis) when opening the window.
  • Find out the Y-coordinate of a control in relation to its block (position in millimeters on the vertical axis) when opening the report.
ZoomThe Zoom property gets or sets the zoom value:
  • in an Image control.
  • in a Map control.
  • in an Organization Chart control.
  • in a Table, TreeView Table, Pivot Table, Spreadsheet or List Box control.
  • in a Word Processing control.
  • in a PDF Reader control.
  • in a Camera control.
  • in a Diagram Editor control;
  • in a window.
See also
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Last update: 03/05/2024

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