Label Control Methods
Description
The Label Control has the following methods. The label control methods are used with a pointer to the control in the following way: .METHOD(). Refer to Retrieving a Pointer to a Control for techniques for getting a pointer.
Methods
- .ACTIVATE()
Sets focus to the object.
- .CHILD()
Returns an object pointer to the Nth child of the object, or the child object called Object_Name.
- .CHILD_ENUM()
Returns a CR-LF separated list of all the child objects on the form, in tab order.
- .CHILDREN()
Returns the number of objects that a container object contains. Returns zero if the object is not a container.
- .CLASS()
Returns the class (i.e., type) of the object.
- .CONTAINER_GET()
Returns the name of the control's container.
- .DISABLE()
Makes a form unable to receive focus. May also gray the object. Works with fields, buttons, check boxes, etc.
- .ENABLE()
Makes an object able to receive focus.
- .EVAL()
Interprets a string as Xbasic code.
- .HAS_METHOD()
Returns .T. (TRUE) if the form supports the specified method.
- .HIDE()
Hides an object.
- .KINDOF()
Returns the kind of object represented by a form.
- .NAME()
Returns the object name.
- .REFERENCE_EXPRESSION_GET()
Returns the reference expression to reconstruct a reference to the object.
- .REFRESH()
Forces a control to re-fetch data from its data source, and then to repaint itself. Works with all controls.
- .REPAINT()
Re-displays a control.
- .SESSIONHANDLE()
Returns the session handle associated with the object.
- .SHOW()
Shows an object that may previously have been hidden using the .HIDE() method. Works with fields, buttons, check boxes, text, lines and most other objects on forms.
- .TYPE()
Returns the type of data bound to an object.