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.

BackColor

Long

Specifies the numerical value of the
background color of the window. Values are -2 to 16,777,215. For
more information about color, see the RGB function
in the PowerScript Reference.

BringToTop

Boolean

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

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 – Control acts as Cancel
  button.

• FALSE – Control does
  not act as 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 PictureButton (the default PictureButton has a thick border
and receives a Clicked event if the user presses Enter without selecting
an control). Values are:

• TRUE –
  Control is default PictureButton.

• FALSE – Control is
  not default PictureButton.

DisabledName

String

Specifies the name of the picture (bitmap
image) that displays when the control is disabled. If the string
has no extension, PowerBuilder adds an appropriate extension.

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 manually put the control into Drag mode 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 selected). 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. 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.

HTextAlign

Alignment (enumerated)

Specifies how the text in the control
is aligned. Values are:

• Center!

• Justify!

• Left!

• Right!

Italic

Boolean

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

• TRUE –
  Text is italic.

• FALSE – Text is not
  italic.

Map3DColors

Boolean

Specifies whether the system 3D colors
are mapped to the control. Values are:

• TRUE –
  Colors are mapped.

• FALSE – Colors are
  not mapped.

OriginalSize

Boolean

Specifies whether the width and height
properties of a bitmap image (picture) are set to their original
values. Values are:

• TRUE –
  Width and height are set to original values.

• FALSE – Existing width
  and height are not changed to original values.

In the Window painter, setting OriginalSize to true overrides
the existing width and height.

PictureName

String

Specifies the name of the file that contains
the picture.

Pointer

String

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

PowerTipText

Long

Specifies a PowerTip 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.

TextColor

Long

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

This property applies only when the UserObject is a tab page.

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.
Values are:

• TRUE –
  Control is visible.

• FALSE – Control is
  not visible.

VTextAlign

VTextAlign (enumerated)

Specifies how the text in the control
is aligned. Values are:

• Bottom!

• MultiLine!

• Top!

• VCenter!

All these values except MultiLine! assume there is only one
line of text.

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

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

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 specified 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.