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FormGroupControl.left Method

Definition

Overloads

left(Int32)

Sets or returns the horizontal position of a form group control in pixels and specifies how the position is calculated.

left(Int32, Int32)

left(Int32)

Sets or returns the horizontal position of a form group control in pixels and specifies how the position is calculated.

public:
 override int left(int num1);
public override int left (int num1);
override this.left : int -> int
Public Overrides Function left (num1 As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

num1
Int32

Returns

An integer value that indicates the horizontal position of a form group control in pixels.

Remarks

The mode parameter can be one of the following values:

default (-1) - Use Exact mode, where the value of the value parameter is used exactly.

A FormLeft enumeration value.

The following example shows a call to the left method that sets the horizontal position to 50 pixels.

static void createForm(Args _args) 
{ 
    Args args; 
    Form form; 
    FormRun formRun; 
    FormBuildDesign formBuildDesign; 
    FormBuildDataSource formBuildDataSource; 
    FormBuildStringControl formBuildStringControl; 
    FormBuildGroupControl formBuildGroupControl; 
    FormGroupControl formGroupControl; 
    int idx; 
    DictTable dictTable; 
    CustTable custTable; 
    // Create the form header. 
    form = new Form(); 
    // Add data sources to the form. 
    dictTable = new DictTable(tableNum(custTable)); 
    formBuildDataSource = form.addDataSource(dictTable.name()); 
    formBuildDataSource.table(dictTable.id()); 
    // Create the form design. 
    formBuildDesign = form.addDesign("Design"); 
    formBuildDesign.caption("myForm"); 
    // Add controls. 
    formBuildGroupControl = 
 formBuildDesign.addControl(FormControlType::Group,"Group"); 
    idx = formBuildGroupControl.id(); 
    formBuildStringControl = 
 formBuildGroupControl.addControl(FormControlType::String,"String"); 
    // Add data fields to the controls. 
    formBuildGroupControl.dataSource(formBuildDataSource.id()); 
    formBuildStringControl.dataSource(formBuildDataSource.id()); 
    formBuildStringControl.dataField(2); 
    args = new Args(); 
    args.object(form); 
    // Create the run-time form. 
    formRun = classfactory.formRunClass(args); 
    formRun.run(); 
    formRun.detach(); 
    formGroupControl = formRun.control(idx); 
    formGroupControl.left(50,-1); 
}

Applies to

left(Int32, Int32)

public:
 override int left(int _value, int _mode);
public override int left (int _value, int _mode);
override this.left : int * int -> int
Public Overrides Function left (_value As Integer, _mode As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

_value
Int32

An integer value that indicates how the position is calculated; optional.

_mode
Int32

An integer value that indicates how the position is calculated; optional.

Returns

Applies to