![]()
Properties for Text controls in DataWindow objects
An x in the M (Modify) column means you can change the property. An x in the S column means you can use the property with the SyntaxFromSQL method. When (exp) is included in the description, you can specify a DataWindow expression as the value for that property.
Property for text  | 
M  | 
S  | 
Description  | 
|---|---|---|---|
AccessibleDescription  | 
x  | 
A description of the control for use by assistive technology tools.  | 
|
AccessibleName  | 
x  | 
A descriptive label for the control.  | 
|
AccessibleRole  | 
A description of the kind of user-interface element that the control is.  | 
||
Alignment  | 
x  | 
x  | 
The alignment of the text.  | 
Attributes  | 
A list of the properties of the text control.  | 
||
Background.property  | 
x  | 
x  | 
(exp) Background settings for the text control.  | 
Band  | 
The band containing the text control.  | 
||
Border  | 
x  | 
x  | 
(exp) The type of border around the text control.  | 
Color  | 
x  | 
x  | 
(exp) The text color.  | 
Enabled  | 
x  | 
(exp) Determines whether the control on a DataWindow is enabled.  | 
|
FocusRectangle  | 
x  | 
Determines whether a rectangle displays around the select control.  | 
|
Font.property  | 
x  | 
x  | 
(exp) Font settings for the text.  | 
Height  | 
x  | 
(exp) The height of the text control.  | 
|
Height.AutoSize  | 
x  | 
Whether the control's height is adjusted to fit the data.  | 
|
Height.HasMinHeight  | 
x  | 
Whether the control should maintain its minimum height.  | 
|
HideSnaked  | 
x  | 
Whether the control appears once per page when printing newspaper columns.  | 
|
HTML.property  | 
x  | 
(exp) Settings for creating a hyperlink for the text.  | 
|
Moveable  | 
x  | 
Whether the user can move the text control.  | 
|
Name  | 
The name of the text control.  | 
||
Pointer  | 
x  | 
(exp) The pointer image when it is over the text control.  | 
|
Resizeable  | 
x  | 
Whether the user can resize the text control.  | 
|
SlideLeft  | 
x  | 
(exp) Whether the text control moves left to fill space.  | 
|
SlideUp  | 
x  | 
(exp) How the text control moves up to fill empty space.  | 
|
TabSequence  | 
x  | 
The position of the text in the tab order.  | 
|
Tag  | 
x  | 
(exp) The tag text for the text control.  | 
|
Text  | 
x  | 
(exp) The displayed text.  | 
|
Type  | 
The control's type, which is Text.  | 
||
Visible  | 
x  | 
(exp) Whether the control is visible.  | 
|
Width  | 
x  | 
(exp) The width of the text control.  | 
|
X  | 
x  | 
(exp) The x coordinate of the text control.  | 
|
Y  | 
x  | 
(exp) The y coordinate of the text control.  | 
Note: Copy from original Powerbuilder documentation