Rectangle control

A rectangle is a filled or outlined rectangular form within a window
and is typically used for design purposes. For example, you can put a
CommandButton or a picture in a rectangle, or you can use a rectangle
behind and slightly offset from another control to create a shadow effect.
When you use a rectangle to group controls, the grouping does not affect
the behavior of the controls in the rectangle.

Properties

Rectangle 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 section called “RGB” in 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 section called “RGB” in PowerScript Reference.
LineStyle	LineStyle (enumerated)	Specifies the pattern 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 forced to 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

Rectangle event	Occurs
Constructor	Immediately before the Open event occurs in the window
Destructor	Immediately after the Close event occurs in the window

Functions

Rectangle 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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