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PDF Reader control properties
Overview
You can manipulate PDF Reader controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties.
Properties available in a window
The following properties are associated with PDF Reader controls:
AccessibilityThe Accessibility property gets and sets the accessibility properties of a control.
AnchorThe Anchor property sets the anchors of a control in a window, page or report.
AnchorRateBottomThe AnchorRateBottom property is used to:
  • Find out the anchor rate when a control moves on the vertical axis.
  • Modify the anchor rate when a control moves on the vertical axis.
AnchorRateHeightThe AnchorRateHeight property is used to:
  • Find out the vertical anchor rate of a control.
  • Modify the vertical anchor rate of a control.
AnchorRateRightThe AnchorRateRight property is used to:
  • Find out the anchor rate when a control moves on the horizontal axis.
  • Modify the anchor rate when a control moves on the horizontal axis.
AnchorRateWidthThe AnchorRateWidth property is used to:
  • Find out the anchor rate when a control (or a table column) stretches on the horizontal axis.
  • Modify the anchor rate when a control (or a table column) stretches on the horizontal axis.
ContextMenuThe ContextMenu property is used to:
  • Get the custom context menu of a control, window or page.
  • Change the custom context menu of a control, window or page (or associate another context menu).
  • Customize the system menus of controls by adding options.
New in SaaS
ControlColor
The ControlColor property allows you to get and set the background color used for the various interactive controls of a PDF form displayed in a PDF Reader control.
This new property is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 3.
DataBindingThe DataBinding property gets and changes the binding between a control and:
  • a data file item.
  • a variable.
  • several variables.
DisplayEnabledThe DisplayEnabled property is used to:
  • determine whether or not a control or window is refreshed. If the control is displayed, its content is refreshed regularly.
  • refresh a control or window.
DisplayModeThe DisplayMode property gets and changes:
  • the display mode in a Word Processing control,
  • the display mode in a PDF Reader control
  • the display mode in an HTML Editor control,
  • the display mode in a Kanban control
DisplayModeAutoWhenLoadingThe DisplayModeAutoWhenLoading property is used to determine and change the display mode when loading a PDF document.
ExtraThe Extra property is used to:
  • Get additional information about a control, window, or page.
  • Edit additional information of a control, window or page.
FilePathThe FilePath property gets:
  • the name of the xlsx file associated with a Spreadsheet control.
  • the name of the file associated with an Image Editor control.
  • the name of the PDF file associated with a PDF Reader control.
  • the name of the DOCX file associated with a Word Processing control.
  • the name of the wddiag file associated with a Diagram Editor control.
FlexAlignSelfThe FlexAlignSelf property gets and sets the alignment of an item along the cross axis of a Flexbox control (corresponding CSS property: "align-self").
FlexGrowThe FlexGrow property gets and sets the grow factor of an item in a line of a Flexbox control.
FlexShrinkThe FlexShrink property gets and sets the shrink factor of an item in a line of a Flexbox control.
New in SaaS
FocusColor
The FocusColor property gets and sets the color used to highlight input fields in a PDF form (displayed in a PDF Reader control).
This new property is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 3.
FullNameThe FullName property is used to find out the full name:
  • of a control.
  • of a window.
  • of a menu option.
  • of a table column.
GrayedThe Grayed property is used to:
  • Determine if a control (or a group of controls) is grayed out.
  • Gray out or ungray a control, a group of controls or a window.
GroupThe property Group property allows you to:
  • find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls. If the control belongs to one or more groups, the Group property can be used to identify these groups of controls.
  • associate a control with a group of controls.
HeightThe Height property gets and sets the height:
  • of a control or block in a report.
  • of a control (in a window), window, row of a Table, List Box or ListView control, option of a Radio Button or Check Box control, break header or footer of a Table or Looper control.
  • of a control (in a page), break header or footer in a Table or Looper control. The control can be overlayable or not.
  • of a break cell in a Table or Looper control.
HideWhileScrollingThe HideWhileScrolling property is used to:
  • Determine if the pinned control is hidden while scrolling,
  • Show or hide the pinned control while scrolling.
InitialHeightThe InitialHeight property is used to:
  • Find out the creation height of a control or window.
  • Modify the base height used to anchor the controls "in height".
  • Find out the creation height of a block or control in a report.
InitialStateThe InitialState property gets the initial state of a control.
InitialValueThe property InitialValue property is used to find out the initial value of a window or page control.
InitialVisibleThe InitialVisible property is used to determine if:
  • a control was visible during the first display of the associated window or page.
  • a window was visible during its first display.
InitialWidthThe InitialWidth property is used to:
  • Find out the initial width of a control or window.
  • Modify the base width used to anchor the controls in "width".
  • Find out the initial width of a report control.
MaxHeightThe MaxHeight property gets and sets the maximum height of a control or window.
MaxWidthThe MaxWidth property gets and sets the maximum width of a control or window.
MinHeightThe MinHeight property gets and sets the minimum height of a control or window.
MinWidthThe MinWidth property gets and sets the minimum width of a control or window.
NameThe Name property is used to get:
  • the name of the font associated with a Font variable.
  • the name of a control, report or report block.
  • the name of a control, group of controls or window.
  • the name of a control, group of controls or page.
NavigationPaneVisibleThe NavigationPaneVisible property is used to display the thumbnail pane in the PDF Reader control.
NoteThe Note property is used to:
  • Find out the notes associated with a control, a window, a page or a report.
  • Modify the notes associated with a control, a window a page or a report.
NoteTitleThe NoteTitle property is used to:
  • Get the title of the notes used in the technical documentation of a control, window, page or report.
  • Change the title of the notes used in the technical documentation of a control, window, page or report.
NumberAccessiblePagesThe NumberAccessiblePages property is used to get the number of pages currently loaded in a PDF Reader or Word Processing control.
NumberDisplayedPageThe NumberDisplayedPage property is used to identify and change the number of the page currently displayed in the PDF Reader or Word Processing control.
NumberPageThe property PageNumber property is used to identify:
  • the number of pages in a "multi-page" image file. This image is displayed in an Image control or in the background of a Chart control.
  • the number of pages in a PDF file displayed in an Image control.
  • the number of pages found in a PDF file displayed in a PDF Reader control.
  • the number of pages found in a DOCX file displayed in a Word Processing control.
PaneThe property Pane property allows you to:
  • Find out the pane tabs associated with a control.
  • Define the pane tabs associated with a control.
PinnedThe property Pinned property allows you to:
  • Pinning or not pinning a field: the pinned field will be positioned in relation to the visible area of its container instead of the content area.
  • Determine if a control is pinned.
PlaneThe Plane property is used to:
  • Know:
    • the active plane of a window (or report) or the plane to which a control belongs.
    • the active plane of a WEBDEV element.
  • Edit:
    • the active plane of a window (or report) or associate a control with another plane.
    • the active plane of a WEBDEV element.
ProcessThe Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
RibbonThe Ribbon property is used to access the Ribbon control of the associated control (Word Processing, PDF Reader, Spreadsheet, Image Editor, HTML Editor or Diagram Editor controls).
StateThe State property gets and sets the state of an element.
ToolbarVisibleThe property BarreOutilsVisible property:
  • determine if the toolbar or the ribbon is displayed in a control.
  • show or hide the toolbar or the ribbon in a control.
TypeThe Type property is used to get:
  • the type of element (data file or item) defined programmatically or in the data model editor, view or query.
  • the type of object.
  • the type of data held in a Variant.
UseModeThe UseMode property is used to determine or change how the PDF Reader control reacts to mouse input. The mouse is used to select text in the document or to move within the document pages.
ValueThe Value property is used to:
  • Find out and modify the value of a report control.
  • Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a window.
  • Find out the identifier of a stream.
  • Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a page.
VisibleThe Visible property is used to:
  • Find out whether an element is visible.
  • Make an element visible or invisible.
VisibleWithAnimationThe VisibleWithAnimation property is used to make a control visible or invisible via the "Appear/Disappear" animation.
WidthThe Width property gets and changes the width:
  • of a control or block in a report.
  • of a control (found in a window), window, column found in a table or column found in a list box (including listview).
  • of a control (found in a page), column found in a table or column found in a list box. The control can be overlayable or not.
XThe X property is used to:
  • Get the X-coordinate of a control, Table control column or window (position on the X-axis).
  • Get the X-coordinate of a control or window (position on the X-axis).
XInitialThe XInitial property is used to:
  • Know the abscissa:
    • of a control (position on the X-axis) when opening the window or the page.
    • of a window (position on X-axis) when opening the window.
  • Change the X-coordinate of a control anchored "to the right" (position on the X-axis) when opening the window.
  • Get the X-coordinate of a control in relation to its block (position in millimeters on the X-axis) when opening the report.
YThe Y property is used to:
  • Find out the Y-coordinate of a control or window (position on Y-axis).
  • Modify the Y-coordinate of a control or window.
YInitialThe YInitial property is used to:
  • Find out the Y-coordinate:
    • of a control (position on Y-axis) when opening the window or the page.
    • of a window (position on Y-axis) when opening the window.
  • Modify the Y-coordinate of a control anchored "to bottom" (position on the vertical axis) when opening the window.
  • Find out the Y-coordinate of a control in relation to its block (position in millimeters on the vertical axis) when opening the report.
ZoomThe Zoom property gets or sets the zoom value:
  • in an Image control.
  • in a Map control.
  • in an Organization Chart control.
  • in a Table, TreeView Table, Pivot Table, Spreadsheet or List Box control.
  • in a Word Processing control.
  • in a PDF Reader control.
  • in a Camera control.
  • in a Diagram Editor control;
  • in a window.
ZOrderThe ZOrder property defines the Z-order of an element.
Note: Depending on the platform used, some properties may not be available. For more details, see the property's help page.
Minimum version required
  • Version 23
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