List Box Control Syntax

Description

Xdialog list box control syntax.

Name: Description
Check Box List Box Control Syntax: A control type that displays a list of choices in a list box.
List Box (Drop-down) Control Syntax: The value of Variable_Name is a base-1 index if the variable is declared as Numeric. If undeclared or left un-initialized, the variable is a string that returns the text of the choice that is selected.
List Box (Multi-Field Multi-Column) Control Syntax: The Tabbed List Box control displays a list box with multiple columns. The entries in the choice_array or choice_variable are separated into columns with the "|" (tab) character.
List Box (Single Field Multi-Column) Control Syntax: One or more Multi-Select List Box objects may appear inside the Format section of a UI_DLG_BOX() function. The selections are stored in the %mw% variable.
List Box (Single Field Single Column) Control Syntax: One or more List Box objects may appear inside the Format section of a UI_DLG_BOX() function. To clear or repopulate a list box, simply redefine its Choices variable.
List Box C Directive: The C directive defines the multiple column structure of a multi-column list box. When you have multiple directives in a Format string, you separate them with semi-colons ";".
List Box Choices Dialog Box: Includes user defined choices as well as choices computed automatically.
List Box Control: A list box control is a variant of the combo box control, except that the list is typically displayed with several choices visible, so that the user does not have to click a button to display the choices. You can turn a combo box into a list box by changing the '^=' directive to '^#'. The syntax for a list box object is:
List Box Control Methods: The List Box Control has the following methods. The list box 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.
List Box D Directive: The D directive causes the line spacing in a list box to be adjusted automatically for the point size of the type being displayed.
List Box E Directive: The E directive defines a multiple selection list box using the standard Windows conventions for selecting multiple items.
List Box F Directive: The F directive references the name of a character variable containing an owner draw format string to be applied when the list box is loaded. It is used when creating resizable column list boxes.
List Box H Directive: The H directive allows horizontal scrolling in a list box. When you have multiple directives in a Format string, you separate them with semi-colons ";".
List Box I Directive: The I directive defines an image to place in a list box. When you have multiple directives in a Format string, you separate them with semi-colons ";".
List Box K Directive: Prior to Version 7 Build 3013 the return value from a list box that used owner draw formatting always included the formatting directives (assuming that the {Data=} directive had NOT been used). To preserve this behavior, you must now use the K directive.
List Box KE Directive: Refer to Record List - Edit Combo Box Control Syntax, List Box Control Syntax for more details.
List Box KL Directive: Refer to Record List - List Box Control Syntax, List Box Control Syntax for more details
List Box M Directive: The M directive defines a multiple selection list box. When you have multiple directives in a Format string, you separate them with semi-colons ";".
List Box ME Directive: When multiple items are selected, the ME directive causes a multi-select list box to place the value that has focus at the beginning of the list that it returns.
List Box MW Directive: The MW directive populates the List Box with the selections of a Multi-Select List Box. The Choices argument is not used in the List Box Control Syntax. When you have multiple directives in a Format string, you separate them with semi-colons ";".
List Box O Directive: The O directive allows you to format the entries in a List Box control. When you have multiple directives in a Format string, you separate them with semi-colons ";".
List Box O Directive {@} Operator: The {@} operator is the 'text select' operator. It selects text from the input value (i.e. from the list of entries that are to be displayed by the list box).
List Box O Directive {B} Operator: The {B} operator is used in a List Box owner draw (O) directive to specify background colors.
List Box O Directive {C} Operator: The {C} operator is used in a List Box owner draw (O) directive to specify foreground colors.
List Box O Directive {F} Operator: The {F} operator is used in a list box owner draw string to specify font, point size, and style.
List Box O Directive {I} Operator: The {I} operator is used to specify images within an owner draw (O) directive.
List Box O Directive {T} Operator: Used to specify tabs within an owner draw (O) directive.
List Box R Directive: The R directive specifies that a list box will have a specific number of lines, regardless of the point size of the text in the list box. Note the [%O={@@};F=fmt;R;B=T%.100,18item^#data] line in the example below.
List Box T Directive: The T directive defines bubble help for a list box. The bubble help can access the A_DLG_FLYOVER variable which contains the text of the row that the cursor is currently over.
List Boxes with Resizable Columns: Alpha Anywhere allows you to create list boxes with resizable columns. These controls allow you to present more data more compactly and attractively. This capability depends on the {A} anchor buttons command.
Xdialog - List Control - W=milliseconds Directive to Delay Firing Selected Event: Can be added to a List control to delay firing the selected event for a specified number of milliseconds.
Multi-Select List Box Control: By including the %M% directive in the definition of a list box, you convert the list box from a single-select to a multi-select control. For example, the following script allows you to select multiple cities:

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