Name DataWindow object property

Description

The name of the control.

Controls

Button, Column, Computed Field, Graph, GroupBox, InkPicture,
Line, OLE, Oval, Picture, Rectangle, Report, RoundRectangle, TableBlob,
and Text controls

Syntax

PowerBuilder dot notation:

<span>dw_control</span>.Object.<span>controlname</span>.Name

1	<span>dw_control</span>.Object.<span>controlname</span>.Name

Describe argument:

"<span>controlname</span>.Name"

1	"<span>controlname</span>.Name"

Parameter	Description
controlname	The control for which you want the name. For columns, you can specify the column number preceded by #.

Usage

In the painter

Select the control and set the value in the Properties view, General
tab, Name option.

Examples

setting = dw1.Object.#4.Name

1	setting = dw1.Object.#4.Name

setting = dw1.Describe("#4.Name")

1	setting = dw1.Describe("#4.Name")

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