• Button B Directive
• Button Control Methods
• Button F Directive
• Button Genie
• Button I Directive
• Button O Directive
• Button O Directive {@@} Operator
• Button O Directive {B} Operator
• Button O Directive {C} Operator
• Button O Directive {F} Operator
• Button O Directive {J} Operator
• Button OF Directive
• Button Properties
• Button Setup
• Button Syntax
• Button T Directive
• Multi-line Buttons
• Multi-State Button Control Methods

Multi-State Button Control Methods

Description

The Multi-State Button Control has the following methods. The multi-state button 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.

• .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.

• .FIELD_GET()

  Returns a pointer to the table field bound to the control.

• .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.

• .TEXTREPLACE()

  Replaces selected text in a text control.

• .TEXTSELECT()

  Selects text in a text control.

• .TYPE()

  Returns the type of data bound to an object.

See Also

• Object Events