CheckBox control – PB Docs 150

CheckBox control

CheckBox controls are small square boxes used to set
independent options. When they are selected, they display a mark
(typically, either an X or a check mark). When they are not selected,
they are empty.

Since check boxes are independent of each other, you can group
them without affecting their behavior. Grouping check boxes makes
the window easier for the user to understand and use.

Typically, check boxes have two states: on and off. You can
also use a third state, unknown or unspecified. In the third state,
the check is grayed.

Properties

CheckBox
property

Datatype

Description

AccessibleDescription

String

A description of the control and/or
its purpose for use by accessibility tools such as readers for visually
impaired users.

AccessibleName

String

A label that briefly describes the control,
such as the text in a button or the name of a menu item.

AccessibleRole

AccessibleRole (enumerated)

Describes what kind of user interface
element the control is.

Automatic

Boolean

Specifies whether the control displays
a mark when the user clicks it. Values are:

  • TRUE – Displays mark
    when clicked.

  • FALSE – Does not display
    mark when clicked.

BackColor

Long

Specifies the numeric value of the background
color: –2 to 16,777,215. For more information about color,
see the RGB function in the PowerScript
Reference
.

BorderStyle

BorderStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the style of the border of
the control. Values are:

  • StyleLowered!

  • StyleRaised!

BringToTop

Boolean

Specifies whether PowerBuilder moves
the control to the top of the front-to-back order. Values are:

  • TRUE – Move
    to the top.

  • FALSE – Do not move
    to the top.

Checked

Boolean

Specifies whether the control is selected.
Values are:

  • TRUE – Control
    is selected.

  • FALSE – Control is not
    selected.

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

An object of type PowerObject containing
information about the class definition of the object or control.

DragAuto

Boolean

Specifies whether PowerBuilder puts the
control automatically into Drag Mode. Values are:

  • TRUE – When the control
    is clicked, the control is automatically in Drag Mode.

  • FALSE – When the control
    is clicked, the control is not automatically in Drag Mode. You have
    to put the control into Drag Mode manually by using the Drag function.

DragIcon

String

Specifies the name of the stock icon
or the file containing the icon you want to display when the user
drags the control (the ICO file). The default icon is a box the
size of the control.

When the user drags the control, the icon displays when the control
is over an area in which the control can be dropped (a valid drop
area). When the control is over an area that is not a valid drop
area, the No-Drop icon displays.

Enabled

Boolean

Specifies whether the control is enabled
(can be clicked). Values are:

  • TRUE – Control
    can be clicked.

  • FALSE – Control cannot
    be clicked.

FaceName

String

Specifies the name of the typeface in
which the text of the control displays; for example, arial or courier.

FontCharSet

FontCharSet (enumerated)

Specifies the font character set used
for the text in the control. The application must be running on
an appropriate version of PowerBuilder under an operating system
that supports the selected character set. For a complete list of
possible values, see the list of properties for the FontCharSet
variable on the Enumerated tab page of the Browser.

FontFamily

FontFamily (enumerated)

Specifies the font family (type style)
used for the text in the control. Values are:

  • AnyFont!

  • Decorative!

  • Modern!

  • Roman!

  • Script!

  • Swiss!

FontPitch

FontPitch (enumerated)

Specifies the pitch (spacing) of the
font used for the text in the control. Values are:

  • Default!

  • Fixed!

  • Variable!

Height

Integer

Specifies the height of the control,
in PowerBuilder units.

Italic

Boolean

Specifies whether the text in the control
is italic. Values are:

  • TRUE – Text
    is italic.

  • FALSE – Text is not
    italic.

LeftText

Boolean

Specifies whether the text displays on
the left of the control. Values are:

  • TRUE – Text displays on left.

  • FALSE – Text displays
    on right.

Typically, you set this property to false so
the text appears on the right of the control.

Pointer

String

Specifies the name of the stock pointer
or the file containing the pointer used for the control.

RightToLeft

Boolean

Specifies that characters should be displayed
in right-to-left order. The application must be running on an operating
system that supports right-to-left display. Values are:

  • TRUE – Characters
    display in right-to-left order.

  • FALSE – Characters display
    in left-to-right order.

TabOrder

Integer

Specifies the tab value of the control
within the window (0 means the user cannot tab to the control).

Tag

String

Specifies the tag value assigned to the
control.

Text

String

Specifies the text that displays next
to the control.

TextColor

Long

Specifies the numeric value of the color
used for text: -2 to 16,777,215. For more information about color,
see the RGB function in the PowerScript
Reference
.

TextSize

Integer

Specifies the size of the text in the
control, in points. For backward compatibility, the size is stored
as a negative number; for example, 10-point text size is stored
as -10.

ThirdState

Boolean

Specifies whether the control is in the
third state when the control has been defined to have three states.
Values are:

  • TRUE – Control
    is in third state.

  • FALSE – Control is not
    in third state.

ThreeState

Boolean

Specifies whether the control has three
states. Typically, CheckBox controls have only two states, such
as on and off. Values are:

  • TRUE – Control
    has three states.

  • FALSE – Control does
    not have three states.

Underline

Boolean

Specifies whether the text in the control
is underlined. Values are:

  • TRUE – Text
    is underlined.

  • FALSE – Text is not
    underlined.

Visible

Boolean

Specifies whether the control is visible.
Values are:

  • TRUE – Control
    is visible.

  • FALSE – Control is not
    visible.

Weight

Integer

Specifies the stroke weight of the text
in the control; for example, 400 for normal or 700 for bold.

Width

Integer

Specifies the width of the control, in
PowerBuilder units.

X

Integer

Specifies the X position (the distance
from the left edge of the window), in PowerBuilder units.

Y

Integer

Specifies the Y position (the distance
from the top of the window), in PowerBuilder units.

Events

CheckBox event

Occurs

Clicked

When the control is clicked (selected
or unselected)

Constructor

Immediately before the Open event occurs
in the window

Destructor

Immediately after the Close event occurs
in the window

DragDrop

When a dragged control is dropped on
the control

DragEnter

When a dragged control enters the control

DragLeave

When a dragged control leaves the control

DragWithin

When a dragged control is within the
control

GetFocus

Just before the control receives focus
(before it is selected and becomes active)

Help

When the user presses the F1 key or drags
the context help button (question mark) from the title bar to a
menu item or control

LoseFocus

When the control loses focus (becomes
inactive)

Other

When a Windows message occurs that is
not a PowerBuilder event

RButtonDown

When the right mouse button is pressed
on the control

Functions

CheckBox
function

Datatype
returned

Description

ClassName

String

Returns the name assigned to the control

Drag

Integer

Starts or ends the dragging of the control

GetContextService

Integer

Creates a reference to a context-specific
instance of the specified service

GetParent

PowerObject

Returns a reference to the name of the
parent object

Hide

Integer

Makes the control invisible

Move

Integer

Moves the control to a specified location

PointerX

Integer

Returns the distance of the pointer from
the left edge of the control

PointerY

Integer

Returns the distance of the pointer from
the top of the control

PostEvent

Boolean

Adds an event to the end of the message
queue for the control

Print

Integer

Prints the control

Resize

Integer

Changes the size of the control

SetFocus

Integer

Sets focus to the control

SetPosition

Integer

Specifies the position of the control
in the front-to-back order of the window

SetRedraw

Integer

Controls automatic redrawing of the control
after each change in its Properties

Show

Integer

Makes the control visible

TriggerEvent

Integer

Triggers a specified event in the control
and executes the script for the event

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the control


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