VProgressBar control – PB Docs 2018

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.

BringToTop

Boolean

Specifies whether PowerBuilder moves the control to
the top of the front-to-back order. Values are:

TRUE
— Control moved to top.

FALSE — Control not moved
to top.

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

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

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.

Height

Integer

Specifies the height of the control, in
PowerBuilder units.

MaxPosition

Unsigned Integer

Specifies the value of the Position property when
the progress bar is at the top of the control. This value can be
different from the end of the control’s range, set with the
SetRange function.

The default value is
100.

MinPosition

Unsigned Integer

Specifies the value of the Position property when
the progress bar is at the bottom of the control. This value can
be different from the start of the control’s range, set with the
SetRange function.

The default value is
0.

Pointer

String

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

Position

Integer

Specifies the value of the current position within
the range of the control (set with the SetRange function). The
control uses the range and the current position to determine the
percentage of the progress bar to fill with the highlight
color.

SetStep

Integer

Specifies a step increment for the progress bar.
The default is 10.

SmoothScroll

Boolean

Specifies that the control displays as a smooth
scrolling bar instead of the default segmented
bar.

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.

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.

Clicked

When the left mouse button is pressed on the
control

Constructor

Immediately before the Open event occurs in the
window

Destructor

Immediately after the Close event occurs in the
window

DoubleClicked

When the left mouse button is double-clicked on the
control

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

OffsetPos

Integer

Moves the control’s current position by the amount
specified

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 the focus to the control

SetPosition

Integer

Specifies the position of the control in the
front-to-back order of the window

SetRange

Integer

Sets the range of the control. The control uses the
range and the current position to determine the percentage of
the progress bar to fill with the highlight color

SetRedraw

Integer

Controls automatic redrawing of the control after
each change in its properties

Show

Integer

Makes the control visible

StepIt

Integer

Moves the control’s current position by the amount
specified by the value of the SetStep property

TriggerEvent

Integer

Triggers a specified event in the control and
executes the script for the event

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the control