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Properties for Column controls in DataWindow objects

 

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Property for a Column

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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.

Accelerator

x


(exp) The accelerator key for the column.

Alignment

x


(exp) The alignment of the column's text.

Attributes



A list of the properties of the column.

Background.property

x

x

(exp) Background settings for the column.

Band



The band containing the column.

BitmapName



Whether the column's content names a picture that will be displayed instead of the text.

Border

x

x

(exp) The type of border around the column.

CheckBox.property

x


Settings for CheckBox edit style.

Color

x

x

(exp) The text color.

ColType



The column's datatype.

Criteria.property

x


Settings for column in Prompt for Criteria dialog box.

dbAlias

x


An alias for the name of the database column.

dbName

x


The name of the database column.

dddw.property

x


Settings for DropDownDataWindow edit style.

ddlb.property

x


Settings for DropDownListBox edit style.

Edit.property

x

x

Settings for Edit edit style.

EditMask.property

x


Settings for EditMask edit style.

Font.property

x

x

(exp) Font settings for the column text.

Format

x


(exp) The column's display format.

Height

x


(exp) The height of the column.

Height.AutoSize

x


Whether column height is adjusted to fit the data.

Height.HasMinHeight

x


Whether the column 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 hyperlinks for column data.

Identity

x


Whether the DBMS sets the column's value.

ID



The number of the column.

Ink.property

x


Settings for Ink attributes of the InkEdit edit style.

InkEdit.property

x


Settings for InkEdit edit style.

Initial

x


The initial value in the column for a new row.

Key

x


Whether column is part of the table's primary key.

Moveable

x


Whether the user can move the column.

Name



The name of the column.

Pointer

x


(exp) The pointer's image when it is over the column.

Protect

x


(exp) Whether the column is protected from changes.

RadioButtons.property

x


Settings for RadioButton edit style.

Resizeable

x


Whether the user can resize the column.

RichEdit.property

x


Settings for RichText edit style.

RightToLeft

x


Whether the column is set for right-to-left reading.

SlideLeft

x


(exp) Whether the column moves left to fill in space.

SlideUp

x


(exp) How the column moves up to fill in space.

TabSequence

x


The position of the column in the tab order.

Tag

x


(exp) The tag text for the column.

Type



The control's type, which is Column.

Update

x


Whether the column is updatable.

Validation

x


(exp) The validation expression for the column.

ValidationMsg

x


(exp) The message displayed when validation fails.

Values (for columns)

x


The values in the column's code table.

Visible

x


(exp) Whether the column control is visible.

Width

x


(exp) The width of the column.

Width.Autosize

x


In Grid style DataWindows, determines whether the column's width adjusts according to the data it contains.

X

x


(exp) The x coordinate of the column.

Y

x


(exp) The y coordinate of the column.

 

Note: Copy from original Powerbuilder documentation