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.

BringToTop

Boolean

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

• TRUE – Move
  to the top.

• FALSE – Do not move
  to the top.

Cancel

Boolean

Specifies whether the control acts as
the Cancel button. (The Cancel button receives a Clicked event if
the user presses Esc.) Values are:

• TRUE – Acts
  as the Cancel button.

• FALSE – Does not act
  as the Cancel button.

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

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

Default

Boolean

Specifies whether the control is the
default control. The default control has a thick border and receives
a Clicked event if the user presses Enter without selecting a control.
Values are:

• TRUE – Acts
  as the default.

• FALSE – Does not act
  as the default.

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

Contains 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
  is enabled.

• FALSE – Control is not
  enabled.

FaceName

String

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

FlatStyle

Boolean

Specifies that the edge of the button
displays only when the mouse hovers over it. This is the button
style used in the Microsoft Rebar (coolbar) control. Values are:

• TRUE – Button
  has a flat appearance.

• FALSE – Button does
  not have a flat appearance.

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.

Pointer

String

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

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 in the
control.

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.

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.

• 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.

Clicked

When the control is clicked

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

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

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 control type of the control