Xdialog allows you to control the insertion point and selected text in a text control on an Xdialog box. Normally, when you place a text control on an Xdialog box, you bind the control to a character variable. For example:

The "Javascript - (Touch, Mouse, Pointer Events)" section contains a number of event hooks for controls in the UX. Your own javascript can be added to these events and will then run whenever the given event fires. These events are designed for use with mobile devices.

Pointer arrays (also called "property arrays") allow you to represent "multi-columned" data in an array. For example, for a customer, you have information about the customer's name, address, phone number etc.

The table below summarizes the RTF object properties. Use of the following properties requires the pointer returned by the RTF.CREATE() method.

Alpha Anywhere allows you to define pointer variables with sub-elements, so called "dot" variables. Dot variables can have multiple layers of sub-elements.

Methods available for object pointers (i.e. dot variables).

When a form is opened it creates a new session, and it opens the table that it is based on. In the case where the form is based on a set, the Form will open all of the tables in the set.

There are several ways to get the pointer to the control. The first way is to use the .CHILD() method and name the control. These examples refer to a button control, but other types of controls work the same way.

Specify the window edge that has the pointer icon. If you select 'Auto' the most appropriate edge is automatically selected.