The Shape control

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The Shape control

Overview of Shape control

Control of a report or window

The Shape control allows you to create geometric shapes in your windows and reports:

Rectangle.
Ellipse (this type of shape is not available in the reports).
Versions 21 and later
Diamond (this type of shape is not available in the reports).
New in version 21
Diamond (this type of shape is not available in the reports).
Diamond (this type of shape is not available in the reports).
Arrow (this type of shape is not available in the reports).
Line.

The Shape control is available in the report editor only.

Versions 18 and later

This type of control is now available for reports in iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This type of control is now available for reports in iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This type of control is now available for reports in applications in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This type of control is now available for reports in applications in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Creating a Shape control

Creating a Shape control in the window editor

To create a Shape control in the window editor:

On the "Creation" pane, in the "Other controls" group, click "Shape".
Click at the desired location to create the control. The shape creation wizard starts. Choose the shape to create and its characteristics (line thickness, ...).
Validate the shape creation.

To view the control characteristics, select "Description" in the popup menu of the control.

Remarks:

To directly create a specific shape, on the "Creation" pane, in the "Other controls" group, expand "Shape" and select the desired shape.
From version 12, the Arrow, Ellipse and Line shapes use the GDI+ framework: therefore, the "jagged" effects are reduced. If your window contains Shape controls that have been created with an earlier version, this new drawing mode is automatically applied.
Versions 21 and later
In the window editor, you can set a background image for the Rectangle, Ellipse and Diamond shapes ("Background image" option in the "Details" tab of the control description window).
New in version 21
In the window editor, you can set a background image for the Rectangle, Ellipse and Diamond shapes ("Background image" option in the "Details" tab of the control description window).
In the window editor, you can set a background image for the Rectangle, Ellipse and Diamond shapes ("Background image" option in the "Details" tab of the control description window).

Creating a Shape control in the report editor

To create a Shape control in the report editor:

On the "Creation" pane, in the "Visual" group, click "Shape" and select the desired shape.
Click the position where the control will be created in the report.
To modify the shape, open the control description window ("Description" in the popup menu of the control) and choose the desired shape in the "General" tab.

Tips

How to modify the angle of an arrow in the window editor

To modify the angle of an arrow in the editor, you must:

Moving the extremities of an arrow by programming

To move the extremities of an arrow, use the ArrowXXX functions: