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Code Editor control

Code Editor control properties

Overview

You can manipulate a Code Editor control in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties:

Properties available in a window.
Properties available in a page.

Properties available in a window

The following properties are associated with Code Editor controls:


ActivePlane	The ActivePlane property gets and sets the number of the active plane in a window, internal window or Cell control.
Anchor	The Anchor property sets the anchors of a control in a window, page or report.
AnchorRateBottom	The 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.
AnchorRateHeight	The AnchorRateHeight property is used to: Find out the vertical anchor rate of a control. Modify the vertical anchor rate of a control.
AnchorRateRight	The 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.
AnchorRateWidth	The 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.
BackgroundColor	The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
Color	The Color property gets or sets the font color of: a Font variable. text displayed in a Static or Calculated control of a report. text displayed in a window control. text displayed in a page control.
Compiler	The Compiler property gets and sets the compiler options in the Code Editor control, in particular, which functions are allowed or disallowed.
ContextMenu	The 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.
Cursor	The Cursor property gets and sets the position of the mouse cursor in one of the following controls: Edit control. Editable Combo Box. "Edit control" table column and "Editable Combo Box" table column. Word Processing control. HTML Editor control. Code Editor control.
CursorEnd	The CursorEnd property gets and sets the end position of the mouse selection range in the following controls: Edit control. Editable Combo Box. "Edit control" column and "Editable Combo Box" column in a Table control. Word Processing control. Code Editor control.
DisplayEnabled	The 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.
Extra	The Extra property is used to: Get additional information about a control, window, or page. Edit additional information of a control, window or page. In browser code, you can only get additional information of a control or page.
FlexGrow	The FlexGrow property gets and sets the grow factor of an item in a line of a Flexbox control.
FullName	The FullName property is used to find out the full name: of a control. of a window. of a menu option. of a table column.
Grayed	The 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.
Group	The 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.
Height	The 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.
HelpNumber	The HelpNumber property is used to identify and modify the help number associated with a control.
HideWhileScrolling	The HideWhileScrolling property is used to: Determine if the pinned control is hidden while scrolling, Show or hide the pinned control while scrolling.
InitialHeight	The 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.
InitialState	The InitialState property gets the initial state of a control.
InitialVisible	The 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.
InitialWidth	The 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.
LineCursor	The LineCursor property gets and sets the number of the line where the cursor is located in a Code Editor control.
MaxHeight	The MaxHeight property gets and sets the maximum height of a control or window.
MaxWidth	The MaxWidth property gets and sets the maximum width of a control or window.
Message	The Message property is used to: Find out the help message associated with a control or with a menu option (in a window). Modify the help message associated with a control or with a menu option (in a window).
MinHeight	The MinHeight property gets and sets the minimum height of a control or window.
MinWidth	The MinWidth property gets and sets the minimum width of a control or window.
Modified	The Modified property is used to determine if a control or group of controls has been modified by the user (keyboard or mouse input).
MouseCursor	The MouseCursor property gets and sets the cursor displayed when pointing over a control, window or page.
Name	The 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.
Note	The 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.
NoteTitle	The 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.
Pane	The property Pane property allows you to: Find out the pane tabs associated with a control. Define the pane tabs associated with a control.
ParallaxRateHeight	The ParallaxRateHeight property is used to determine and specify how fast a control is reduced when the scrollbar in the window, internal window or page moves.
ParallaxRateY	The ParallaxRateY property is used to determine and specify how fast a control moves when the scrollbar in the window, internal window or page moves.
Pinned	The 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.
Plane	The 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.
Process	The Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
RightToLeft	The RightToLeft property is used to get the writing direction on a control, column, window or report.
State	The State property gets and sets the state of an element.
Style	The Style property is used to retrieve and assign the entire style of a control (including the overrides).
TABOrder	The TABOrder property gets and sets the position of a control in the tab order of a window.
TextDirection	The TextDirection property is used to determine and change the writing direction in a window, report or control (useful for languages such as Arabic or Hebrew).
ToolbarVisible	The 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.
ToolTip	The ToolTip property gets and sets the text displayed in a tooltip. This tooltip can be associated with: a control in a window or page, New in SaaS a control in a report. In this case, the tooltip will only be visible in the report viewer. Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 3.
Type	The 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.
Value	The 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.
Visible	The Visible property is used to: Find out whether an element is visible. Make an element visible or invisible.
VisibleWithAnimation	The VisibleWithAnimation property is used to make a control visible or invisible via the "Appear/Disappear" animation.
Width	The 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.
WinEditAllowed	The WinEditAllowed property is used to determine and configure the actions allowed on a control when the window switches to "Allow end users to modify the UI" mode.
X	The 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).
XInitial	The 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.
Y	The 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.
YInitial	The 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.
ZOrder	The ZOrder property defines the Z-order of an element.

New in version 2025

Properties available in a page

Properties available in server code

The following properties are associated with Code Editor controls:


Alias	The Alias property is used to: get or change the alias of a window (WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile). get or change the alias of a dynamic tab (WINDEV). get the internal HTML/JavaScript name of a control (WEBDEV).
BackgroundColor	The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
Color	The Color property gets or sets the font color of: a Font variable. text displayed in a Static or Calculated control of a report. text displayed in a window control. text displayed in a page control.
ContextMenu	The 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.
DisplayedValue	The DisplayedValue property returns the value currently displayed in the control of a window or page.
Extra	The Extra property is used to: Get additional information about a control, window, or page. Edit additional information of a control, window or page. In browser code, you can only get additional information of a control or page.
FullName	The FullName property is used to find out the full name: of a control. of a window. of a menu option. of a table column.
Grayed	The 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.
Group	The 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.
Height	The 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.
HTMLAfter	The HTMLAfter property gets and sets the HTML code inserted after the control.
HTMLAttribute	The HTMLAttribute property reads and changes the HTML attributes of the control.
HTMLBefore	The HTMLBefore property gets and changes the HTML code added before the control.
HTMLClass	The HTMLClass property reads and sets the value of the "class" HTML attribute of the control.
InitialState	The InitialState property gets the initial state of a control.
InitialValue	The property InitialValue property is used to find out the initial value of a window or page control.
InitialVisible	The 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.
MouseCursor	The MouseCursor property gets and sets the cursor displayed when pointing over a control, window or page.
Name	The 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.
Note	The 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.
NoteTitle	The 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.
Opacity	The Opacity property is used to get and define the opacity percentage for a window, or for controls in a window or page.
Process	The Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
State	The State property gets and sets the state of an element.
ToolbarVisible	The 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.
ToolTip	The ToolTip property gets and sets the text displayed in a tooltip. This tooltip can be associated with: a control in a window or page, New in SaaS a control in a report. In this case, the tooltip will only be visible in the report viewer. Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 3.
Type	The 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.
Value	The 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.
Visible	The Visible property is used to: Find out whether an element is visible. Make an element visible or invisible.
Width	The 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.
X	The 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).
XInitial	The 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.
Y	The 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.
YInitial	The 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.

Properties available in browser code

The following properties are associated with Code Editor controls:


Alias	The Alias property is used to: get or change the alias of a window (WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile). get or change the alias of a dynamic tab (WINDEV). get the internal HTML/JavaScript name of a control (WEBDEV).
BackgroundColor	The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
Cursor	The Cursor property gets and sets the position of the mouse cursor in one of the following controls: Edit control. Editable Combo Box. "Edit control" table column and "Editable Combo Box" table column. Word Processing control. HTML Editor control. Code Editor control.
CursorEnd	The CursorEnd property gets and sets the end position of the mouse selection range in the following controls: Edit control. Editable Combo Box. "Edit control" column and "Editable Combo Box" column in a Table control. Word Processing control. Code Editor control.
DisplayedValue	The DisplayedValue property returns the value currently displayed in the control of a window or page.
Extra	The Extra property is used to: Get additional information about a control, window, or page. Edit additional information of a control, window or page. In browser code, you can only get additional information of a control or page.
Grayed	The 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.
Height	The 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.
HTMLAttribute	The HTMLAttribute property reads and changes the HTML attributes of the control.
HTMLClass	The HTMLClass property reads and sets the value of the "class" HTML attribute of the control.
InitialState	The InitialState property gets the initial state of a control.
InitialValue	The property InitialValue property is used to find out the initial value of a window or page control.
InitialVisible	The 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.
InputEnabled	The InputEnabled property is used to: Determine if a control or a group of controls is editable or read-only. Change the input options for a control or group of controls.
LineCursor	The LineCursor property gets and sets the number of the line where the cursor is located in a Code Editor control.
Modified	The Modified property is used to determine if a control or group of controls has been modified by the user (keyboard or mouse input).
MouseCursor	The MouseCursor property gets and sets the cursor displayed when pointing over a control, window or page.
Name	The 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.
Note	The 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.
NoteTitle	The 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.
Opacity	The Opacity property is used to get and define the opacity percentage for a window, or for controls in a window or page.
State	The State property gets and sets the state of an element.
ToolTip	The ToolTip property gets and sets the text displayed in a tooltip. This tooltip can be associated with: a control in a window or page, New in SaaS a control in a report. In this case, the tooltip will only be visible in the report viewer. Note: This feature is only available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 3.
Type	The 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.
Value	The 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.
Visible	The Visible property is used to: Find out whether an element is visible. Make an element visible or invisible.
Width	The 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.
X	The 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).
XInitial	The 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.
Y	The 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.
YInitial	The 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.