PointerY PowerScript function
Description
Determines the distance of the pointer from the top of the
specified object.
Controls
Any object or control
Syntax
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<span>objectname</span>.<span>PointerY</span> ( ) |
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Argument |
Description |
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objectname |
The name of the control or window for |
Return Values
Integer. Returns the pointer’s
distance from the top of objectname in PowerBuilder
units if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If objectname is null, PointerY returns null.
Examples
In a script for a control in a window, the following
example stores the distance of the pointer from the top of the window
in the variable li_dist. If the pointer is
10 units from the top of the window, li_dist equals
10:
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integer li_Dist |
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li_Dist = Parent.<span>PointerY</span>() |
This statement in a control’s RButtonDown
script displays a pop-up menu m_Appl.M_Help at
the cursor position:
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m_Appl.M_Help.PopMenu(Parent.PointerX(), & |
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   Parent.<span>PointerY</span>()) |