System Reference Summary : 3. System Classes : ColumnField Class
 
Share this page                  
ColumnField Class
ColumnField Attributes
Attribute
Data Type
Description
Inherited
From
AbsXLeft
integer
Specifies a field's starting X coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form (RW)
FormField
AbsXRight
integer
Specifies a field's ending X coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form (RW)
FormField
AbsYBottom
integer
Specifies a field's ending Y coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form (RW)
FormField
AbsYTop
integer
Specifies a field's starting Y coordinate, including the border and shadow, relative to the form (RW)
FormField
AllBias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting for all modes of a frame (W)
FormField
AnchorPoint
integer
Specifies one of nine predetermined anchor points for a field (RW)
FormField
BgBitmap
BitmapObject
Specifies the background setting for a field when BgPattern is FP_BITMAP (RW)
FormField
BgColor
integer
Specifies the background color of a field's bounding box (RW)
FieldObject
BgDisplayPolicy
integer
Controls the positioning and display of form field background images—either anchored to their own top left corner (fixed), or anchored relative to the closest parent field whose background is fixed (RW)
FormField
BgPattern
integer
Specifies the form's background pattern (RW)
FormField
BottomInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the bottom field border and data area (RW)
FieldObject
ChildBottomMargin
integer
Defines the size of the margin added below each component field of stack field, in 1000ths of an inch (RW)
StackField
ChildFields
array of FormField
Contains an unordered list of the fields that make up the composite field (R)
CompositeField
ChildGravity
integer
Determines the alignment of the component fields in the stack field cell (RW)
StackField
ChildLeftMargin
integer
Defines the amount of margin added to the left side of each component field in stack field, in 1000ths of an inch (RW)
StackField
ChildRightMargin
integer
Defines the amount of margin added to right side of each component field in stack field, in 1000ths of an inch (RW)
StackField
ChildTopMargin
integer
Defines the size of the margin added above each component field of a stack field, in 1000ths of an inch (RW)
StackField
ClassName
varchar(32)
Gives the name of an object's actual type (as opposed to its declared type) (R)
Object
ClientData
Object
Provides a way to associate data with an object (RW)
Object
ClientText
varchar(2000)
Stores text values; allows information to be assigned to a field at runtime (RW)
FieldObject
ColumnNumber
integer
Contains the ordinal position of the column within the table field (RW)
Defined
ControlField
smallint
Determines if a field manipulates the user interface instead of the underlying data (RW)
FieldObject
CurBias
smallint
Specifies the current bias setting for a field (RW)
FormField
Cursor
CursorBitmap
Causes the mouse cursor to change to the cursor associated with the CursorBitmap when the pointer is over the FormField object (RW)
FormField
DataType
varchar(65)
Specifies the data type of the field's variable (RW1)
FieldObject
Declared
smallint
Controls whether OpenROAD declares a variable for the field at compile time (RW)
ActiveField
DefaultString
varchar(256)
Stores the default value that OpenROAD uses when the DefaultValue attribute is set to DV_STRING (RW1)
FieldObject
DefaultValue
smallint
Specifies the default value of the variable associated with the field (RW1)
FieldObject
DragObject
Object
Sets the object that will be transferred by a drag-and-drop operation when a user starts the operation over the field (RW)
ActiveField
DropObject
varchar(32)
Holds the class name of the objects that can be dropped on the field (RW)
ActiveField
EventExec
FrameExec
Specifies the frame (FrameExec) to which this field's events will be queued and processed (RW)
FieldObject
FgColor
integer
Controls the color of the field's foreground (RW)
FieldObject
FocusBehavior
smallint
Controls behavior of the field relative to the input focus (RW)
ActiveField
FullName
varchar(256)
Contains the expanded name of variable (R)
FieldObject
Gravity
integer
Specifies the alignment of a field that is within a stack field cell, a matrix field cell, or a subform (RW)
FormField
GroupBoxLabel
varchar(100)
Permits the identification of a Composite field object as a group box by assigning a descriptive name to the GroupBoxLabel field (RW)
CompositeField
HasCellAttributes
smallint
Is TRUE if cell attributes should be created and maintained for column (W)
Defined
HasDataChanged
smallint
Indicates if any interactive changes were made to the data associated with the field (RW)
FieldObject
HasFieldChanged
smallint
Is TRUE if any structural attributes of a field have been changed since the frame was initialized (RW)
FormField
HasSingleCharFind
smallint
Allows the user to turn off the search for a single character; defaults to ON (RW)
Defined
Height
integer
Specifies the Y extent of the “inner rectangle” of the field, excluding borders and shadows (RW)
FormField
InstanceIdentifier
integer8
Contains a value that uniquely identifies an instance of an allocated object (R)
Object
InstanceReferences
integer
Contains the current number of references to the object (R)
Object
IsCurField
smallint
Is TRUE when a field has the current input focus for the frame (RW)
FormField
IsDragSource
integer
If set to TRUE, a drag-and-drop operation may be started over the field; DragObject is the object that is transferred (RW)
ActiveField
IsMoveBounded
smallint
Specifies if the component fields of the composite field can move beyond the composite field's boundaries (RW)
CompositeField
IsNullable
smallint
Is TRUE if the variable is nullable (RW1)
FieldObject
IsPropOptInherited
integer
If set to TRUE, indicates that the field is to use or inherit the PropertyOptMenu of the CompositeField that is nearest in scope (RW)
ActiveField
IsResizeBounded
smallint
Is TRUE if resizing of child fields within the composite is bounded by the borders of the composite itself, when the child fields are resizable (RW)
CompositeField
IsReverse
smallint
Is TRUE if reverse is on for a field's background and foreground colors (RW)
FormField
IsSelected
smallint
Is TRUE if a field is selected (for fields with bias settings that are selectable), defaults to FALSE (RW)
FormField
LayerSequence
integer
Specifies a field's sequence number within the field layer (RW)
FormField
LeftInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the bottom field border and data area (RW)
FieldObject
MouseDownText
varchar(2000)
Specifies the text displayed in the window status bar of the current frame when the mouse pointer is over the field and the select button is clicked (RW)
FormField
MouseMoveText
varchar(2000)
Specifies the text displayed in the window status bar of the current frame when the mouse pointer is over the field (RW)
FormField
Name
varchar(32)
Contains the name of the field object (RW1)
FieldObject
Orientation
smallint
Specifies the direction for the stack (RW)
StackField
OuterHeight
integer
Specifies the extent in Y direction of a field, including border lines and shadows (RW)
FormField
OuterWidth
integer
Specifies the extent in X direction of a field, including border lines and shadows (RW)
FormField
OutlineColor
integer
Controls the color of the border line or shadow of the bounding box around the field (RW)
ActiveField
OutlineStyle
integer
Controls the style of the outline of the field (RW)
ActiveField
OutlineWidth
integer
Controls the width of the border line or the shadow for the bounding box around the field (RW)
ActiveField
ParentField
CompositeField
Specifies the direct parent field for a field (RW)
FormField
ParentTable
TableField
Contains the parent table field for the column field (R)
Defined
PropertyOptMenu
OptionMenu
Contains the OptionMenu that is activated when the right mouse button is clicked while over the field (RW)
ActiveField
ProtoField
FormField
A prototype field that represents the sample cell for the column (RW1)
Defined
QueryBias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_QUERY (RW)
FormField
ReadBias
smallint
Specifies the bias setting for a field when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_READ (RW)
FormField
RequireRealField
smallint
Indicates if a field must be associated with a toolkit control or widget (RW)
FormField
RightInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the right field border and data area (RW)
FieldObject
Script
StringObject
Contains the 4GL script associated with the field (RW)
FieldObject
SeparatorColor
integer
Specifies the color of separators between components (RW)
StackField
SeparatorMoving
integer
Provides a way for users to change the size of StackField cells by dragging the cell separators (R)
StackField
SeparatorStyle
integer
Specifies the line style of separators between components (RW)
StackField
SeparatorWidth
integer
Specifies the width of the separators between components (RW)
StackField
TabSeqNum
integer
Set this attribute to the 1-relative number equal to the order in which you want this field to appear in the TabSequence for the containing CompositeField (RW)
ActiveField
TaggedValues
array of TaggedValue
Defines an array of tagged values (R)
FieldObject
Title
nvarchar(256)
Specifies the title displayed in the column header (RW)
Defined
TitleTrim
FreeTrim
Contains the column title (R)
Defined
ToolTipText
varchar(2000)
Specifies the text to be displayed when the mouse pointer rests on the FormField (RW)
FormField
TopInnerMargin
integer
Defines field margin in pixels between the top field border and data area (RW)
FieldObject
UpdateBias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_UPDATE (RW)
FormField
User1Bias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_USER1 (RW)
FormField
User2Bias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_USER2 (RW)
FormField
User3Bias
smallint
Specifies a field's bias setting when the CurMode attribute for the frame is set to FM_USER3 (RW)
FormField
WidgetID
integer
This is not supported. Represents the field's handle for the highest-level Windows control for the field. (R)
ActiveField
Width
integer
Specifies the X extent of the “inner rectangle” of the field, excluding border lines or shadows (RW)
FormField
XAnchorPoint
integer
Use with YAnchorPoint to position an object by setting relevant anchor point values (RW)
FormField
XLeft
integer
Specifies the relative X coordinate of the left edge of a field's bounding rectangle (RW)
FormField
XRight
integer
Specifies the relative X coordinate of the right edge of a field's bounding rectangle (RW)
FormField
YAnchorPoint
integer
Use with XAnchorPoint to position an object by setting relevant anchor point values (RW)
FormField
YBottom
integer
Specifies the relative Y coordinate of the lower edge of a field's bounding rectangle (RW)
FormField
YTop
integer
Specifies the relative Y coordinate of the top edge of a field's bounding rectangle (RW)
FormField