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Wire control properties
Overview
You can manipulate Wire controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties.
Properties available in a window
The following properties are associated with Wire controls:
AccessibilityThe Accessibility property gets and sets the accessibility properties of a control.
AnchorThe Anchor property sets the anchors of a control in a window, page or report.
AnchorRateBottomThe AnchorRateBottom property is used to:
  • Find out the anchor rate when a control moves on the vertical axis.
  • Modify the anchor rate when a control moves on the vertical axis.
AnchorRateHeightThe AnchorRateHeight property is used to:
  • Find out the vertical anchor rate of a control.
  • Modify the vertical anchor rate of a control.
AnchorRateRightThe AnchorRateRight property is used to:
  • Find out the anchor rate when a control moves on the horizontal axis.
  • Modify the anchor rate when a control moves on the horizontal axis.
AnchorRateWidthThe AnchorRateWidth property is used to:
  • Find out the anchor rate when a control (or a table column) stretches on the horizontal axis.
  • Modify the anchor rate when a control (or a table column) stretches on the horizontal axis.
AnimationThe Animation property animates an image.
AttachPointEndThe AttachPointEnd property gets and sets the position of the end attachment point of a Wire control.
AttachPointStartThe AttachPointStart property gets and sets the position of the start attachment point of a Wire control.
BackgroundColorThe BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
BorderThe property Frame property allows you to view and modify the characteristics of the frame:
  • for a report control or block.
  • for a window control.
  • for a cell of the Table control.
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.
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.
DataBindingThe DataBinding property gets and changes the binding between a control and:
  • a data file item.
  • a variable.
  • several variables.
DisplayedValueThe DisplayedValue property returns the value currently displayed in the control of a window or page.
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.
EllipsisThe Ellipsis property is used to determine and change the truncation mode with ellipses in:
  • a window control (Static, edit control, List box, Button, Combo box or Static table column).
  • a Static Text control in a report.
EndControlThe EndControl property gets or sets the target control of a Wire 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.
FlexAlignSelfThe FlexAlignSelf property gets and sets the alignment of an item along the cross axis of a Flexbox control (corresponding CSS property: "align-self").
FlexGrowThe FlexGrow property gets and sets the grow factor of an item in a line of a Flexbox control.
FlexShrinkThe FlexShrink property gets and sets the shrink factor of an item in a line of a Flexbox control.
FontThe Font property is used to
  • Get the identifier of the font used in a control in a report, page or window.
  • Change the font used in a control in a report, page or window.
FontBoldThe FontBold property is used to:
  • Determine if the text is bold.
  • Change the weight of the text.
FontCharsetThe FontCharset property is used to:
  • Find out the character set used by the screen fonts of a control.
  • Modify the character set used by the screen fonts of a control.
FontCondensedThe FontCondensed property is used to:
  • Determine if characters in a text are condensed.
  • Condense (or not) the characters in a text.
FontExtendedThe FontExtended property is used to:
  • Find out whether the spacing between characters in a text is increased.
  • Increase the spacing between characters in a text.
FontItalicThe FontItalic property is used to:
  • Determine if the text is italicized.
  • Apply or remove italic formatting from the text.
FontLargeThe FontLarge property is used to:
  • Determine if the text is expanded.
  • Expand the text.
FontNameThe FontName property is used to:
  • Identify the font used in a control.
  • Change the font used in a control.
FontSizeThe FontSize property is used to:
  • Identify the size of the font used in a control.
  • Change the size of the font used in a control.
FontStrikeOutThe FontStrikeOut property is used to:
  • Determine if the text displayed is struck through.
  • Apply strikethrough formatting (or not) the text displayed in a control.
FontUnderlinedThe FontUnderlined property is used to:
  • Determine if the text is underlined.
  • Underline (or not) a text.
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.
GroupThe property Group property allows you to:
  • find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls. If the control belongs to one or more groups, the Group property can be used to identify these groups of controls.
  • associate a control with a group of controls.
HeightThe Height property gets and sets 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.
HelpNumberThe HelpNumber property is used to identify and modify the help number associated with a control.
HideWhileScrollingThe HideWhileScrolling property is used to:
  • Determine if the pinned control is hidden while scrolling,
  • Show or hide the pinned control while scrolling.
HorizontalAlignmentThe HorizontalAlignment property gets and changes the horizontal alignment of a control.
InitialAnimationThe InitialAnimation property determines whether the animation of an Image, Button, Static or Carousel control is enabled when the control is created.
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.
InputMaskThe InputMask property is used to:
  • get the input mask.
  • set the input mask (from the masks available for the type).
InputTypeThe property InputType property lets you know or modify the type of input allowed by a field: Duration, Date, Numeric, etc.
InterpretAmpersandThe InterpretAmpersand property is used to determine and change how the '&' character is interpreted in:
  • field label Window label.
  • the elements of a List Box control.
  • the elements of a Combo Box control.
  • Table control column values.
MarkdownThe Markdown property is used to enable or disable Markdown formatting in the controls of a window or a report.
MaxHeightThe MaxHeight property gets and sets the maximum height of a control or window.
MaxNbSegmentThe MaxNbSegment property gets and sets the maximum number of line segments for drawing a Wire control.
MaxWidthThe MaxWidth property gets and sets the maximum width of a control or window.
MemoryFormatThe MemoryFormat property gets and sets the format of the value returned for:
  • Date or Time edit controls.
  • Date or Time table columns.
  • Calendar controls.
  • Static Text controls.
  • editable combo boxes.
  • table columns displayed by combo boxes.
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 gets and sets the minimum height of a control or window.
MinWidthThe MinWidth property gets and sets 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 gets and sets the cursor displayed when pointing over a control, window or page.
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.
OriginWaypointThe OriginWaypoint property is used to get and define the origin of points whose coordinates are specified in the WayPoint property.
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.
PinnedThe property Pinned property allows you to:
  • Pinning or not pinning a field: the pinned field will be positioned in relation to the visible area of its container instead of the content area.
  • Determine if a control is pinned.
PlaneThe Plane property is used to:
  • Know:
    • the active plane of a window (or report) or the plane to which a control belongs.
    • the active plane of a WEBDEV element.
  • Edit:
    • 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.
RichEditThe property RichEdit property property is used to manage the RTF (Rich Text Format) type:
  • of an edit control or Static Text control found in a window.
  • of a Static Text control found in a report.
RightToLeftThe RightToLeft property is used to get the writing direction on a control, column, window or report.
ShapeExtremityEndThe ShapeExtremityEnd property is used to identify and change the type of shape used for the end of a Wire control.
ShapeExtremitySizeThe ShapeExtremitySize property is used to identify and change the size of the shape at the beginning and end of a Wire control.
ShapeExtremityStartThe ShapeExtremityStart property gets and sets the source end shape of a Wire control.
StartControlThe StartControl property gets and sets the source control of a Wire control.
StateThe State property gets and sets the state of an element.
StyleThe Style property is used to retrieve and assign the entire style of a control (including the overrides).
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).
ThicknessThe Thickness property is used to:
  • Find out the thickness of the line for a series (Line charts only).
  • Modify the thickness of the line for a series (Line charts only).
ToolTipThe ToolTip property gets and sets the text displayed in a tooltip. This tooltip can be associated with:
  • a control in a window or page,
  • New in SaaS
    a control in a report. In this case, the tooltip will only be visible in the report viewer.
    Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 3.
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.
UnicodeThe Unicode property is used to:
  • Determine if the value of a control is a Unicode string.
  • Specify whether the value of a control is a Unicode string.
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.
VerticalAlignmentThe VerticalAlignment property gets and changes the vertical alignment of a control.
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.
VisualEffectThe VisualEffect property allows you to apply a visual effect on a control or group of controls in a window.
WayPointThe WayPoint property is used to determine and change the points a Wire control has to pass through.
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.
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.
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:
  • Know the abscissa:
    • 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.
ZOrderThe ZOrder property defines the Z-order of an element.
See also
Minimum version required
  • Version 21
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