Handling a Layout control by programming

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Handling a Layout control by programming

Overview

Managing the visibility by programming

Programming the Layout control

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The Layout control

Handling a Layout control by programming

Overview

A Layout control can be handled by programming. It can also be handled by programming:

the controls found in the Layout control,
the cells found in the Layout control.

This help page presents the different operations that can be performed.

Managing the visibility by programming

Making a control invisible

To make a control found in a Layout control visible or invisible, all you have to do is use ..Visible in the following syntax:

<Control name>..Visible = <True/False>

Remark: Operating mode of Layout control in "push the controls around" mode :
The cell found in the Layout control is automatically made invisible and the other cells found in the Layout control are automatically repositioned if the following conditions are fulfilled:

a control found in a Layout control is made invisible,
this control is the only one found in a cell or all the controls found in the cell of Layout control are invisible.

Remarks:

If all the controls found in a Layout control are invisible, the Layout control becomes invisible.

Making a cell found in a Layout control invisible

To make a cell found in a Layout control visible or invisible, all you have to do is use ..Visible on the cell in the following syntax:

<Control name>[Cell subscript]..Visible = <True/False>

Remark: Operating mode of Layout control in "push the controls around" mode :
If a cell found in a Layout control is made invisible, all controls found in the cell are automatically made invisible: the other cells found in the Layout control are automatically repositioned.

Remarks:

If all the cells found in a Layout control are invisible, the Layout control becomes invisible.

Programming the Layout control

Available properties

The following properties are specific to the Layout control:


Versions 23 and later Layout New in version 23 Layout Layout	..Layout is used to find out and modify the layout of cells in a Layout control.
Versions 23 and later MarginInterCell New in version 23 MarginInterCell MarginInterCell	..MarginInterCell is used to: find out the margin between rows or columns in a Layout control. modify the margin between rows or columns in a Layout control.

To find out the entire list of WLanguage properties that can be used with a Layout control, see Properties associated with the Layout control.