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SetPosition – PB Docs 2019 – PowerBuilder Library

SetPosition – PB Docs 2019

SetPosition

method (DataWindows)

Description

Moves a control within the DataWindow to another band or changes the
front-to-back order of controls within a band.

Applies to

DataWindow type

Method applies to

PowerBuilder

DataWindow control, DataWindowChild object, DataStore
object

Syntax

PowerBuilder

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to a DataWindow control or
DataStore.

controlname

The name of the control within the DataWindow that
you want to move. You assign names to the controls in the
DataWindow painter.

band

A string whose value is the name of the band or layer
in which you want to position controlname. Layer names are
background and foreground.

Band names are detail,
header, footer, summary, header.#, and trailer.#, where # is the
group level number. Enter the empty string (“”) if you do not want
to change the band.

bringtofront

A boolean indicating whether you want to bring
controlname to the front within the band:

  • True — Bring it to the front.

  • False — Do not bring it to the front.

Return value

Returns 1 when it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any
argument’s value is null, in PowerBuilder and JavaScript the method
returns null.

Usage

PowerBuilder environment

For setting the position of controls in the front-to-back order of
a PowerBuilder window, see the section called “SetPosition” in PowerScript Reference.

Examples

This statement moves oval_red in dw_rpt to the header and brings it
to the front:

This statement does not change the position of oval_red , but does
bring it to the front:

This statement moves oval_red to the footer, but does not bring it
to the front:


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