Oval control – PB Docs 150

Oval control

An oval is a filled or outlined round or elliptical
drawing object that you typically use for design effects (for example,
you can put a CommandButton or a picture in an oval). The grouping
does not affect the behavior of the controls in the oval.

Properties

Oval property

Datatype

Description

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

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

FillColor

Long

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

FillPattern

FillPattern (enumerated)

Specifies the hatch pattern used to fill
the control. Values are:

  • BDiagonal!

  • Diamond!

  • FDiagonal!

  • Horizontal!

  • Solid!

  • Square!

  • Vertical!

FDiagonal! is lines going from the lower-left to the upper-right. BDiagonal!
is lines going from the upper-left to the lower right.

Height

Integer

Specifies the height of the control,
in PowerBuilder units.

LineColor

Long

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

LineStyle

LineStyle (enumerated)

Specifies the style of the line used
to draw the control. Values are:

  • Continuous!

  • Dash!

  • DashDot!

  • DashDotDot!

  • Dot!

  • Transparent!

LineThickness

Integer

Specifies the thickness of the line used
to draw the control, in PowerBuilder units. If LineThickness is
greater than one pixel (about four PowerBuilder units), the LineStyle
is Continuous!.

Tag

String

Specifies the tag value assigned to the
control.

Visible

Boolean

Specifies whether the control is visible.
Values are:

  • TRUE
    Control is visible.

  • FALSE – Control is
    not visible.

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

Oval event

Occurs

Constructor

When the control is created

Destructor

When the control is destroyed

Functions

Oval function

Datatype returned

Description

ClassName

String

Returns the name assigned to 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

PostEvent

Boolean

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

Resize

Integer

Changes the size of the control

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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