ControlPopupOwner (Function)

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ControlPopupOwner (Function)

In french: ChampContextuel

Warning
From version 17, PopupField is kept for backward compatibility. This function is replaced by ControlPopupOwner.

Identifies the control on which the popup menu was opened.

Caution: ControlPopupOwner should only be used in the processes of the popup menus and in the procedures they may call.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Linux.

New in version 18

This function is now available for the WINDEV applications in Linux.

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 22

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// -- Code of the menu option
// Identify the control on which the popup menu was opened
ResControl = ControlPopupOwner()

Syntax

<Result> = ControlPopupOwner()

<Result>: Character string

Name of the control (in uppercase) on which the popup menu was opened,
Empty string ("") if no popup menu was opened.
If the control belongs to a supercontrol, <Result> has the following format: <Supercontrol Name>.<Control Name>.

Remarks

When the same popup menu is assigned to several controls, ControlPopupOwner is used to identify the control on which the menu was expanded in order to run the appropriate process.

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