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NumberColumn (Property)
In french: NombreColonne
The NumberColumn property is used to:
  • Get the number of columns in:
    • WINDEV a multi-column List Box control.
    • a Table or TreeView Table control.
    • a Looper control.
    • a Radio Button control.
    • a Check Box control.
    • WINDEV a Pivot Table control.
    • WINDEV a Combo Box Table control.
    • a Dashboard control.
    • WINDEV a Spreadsheet control.
  • Set the number of columns:
    • in a multi-column List Box control. The number of columns in a multicolumn List Box control cannot be less than 2.
    • WINDEV in a Looper control.
WINDEV Reminder: To define multiple columns in a List Box control (List Box or ListView control displayed in standard mode):
  1. Display the description window of control ("Description" from the popup menu of control).
  2. In the "Details" tab, specify the number of columns in the "Number of columns" option.
Example
// --Process for resizing the window
// If the width of the window is modified:
// - the width of the List Box is modified
LIST_Mylist.Width = MyWindow.Width - 30
// - the number of columns in the List Box control is modified
// according to the new window width
LIST_Mylist.NumberColumn = LIST_Mylist.Width/50
Syntax

Getting the number of columns in a control Hide the details

<Number of columns> = <Control used>.NumberColumn
<Number of columns>: Integer
  • Number of columns found in the specified multicolumn List Box control.
  • Number of columns found in the specified Table control.
  • Number of columns found in the specified Check Box or Radio Button control.
  • WINDEV Number of columns found in the specified Pivot Table control.
  • WINDEV Number of columns found in the specified Combo Box Table control.
  • Number of cells present in the width of the specified Dashboard control.
  • WINDEV Maximum number of columns containing data (value or formula) in a Spreadsheet control.
  • Number of columns found in the specified Looper control.
  • 1 if the specified element does not correspond to a control that can be processed.
<Control used>: Control name
Name of control whose number of columns is requested.
WINDEV

Changing the number of columns in a control Hide the details

<Control used>.NumberColumn = <Number of columns>
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control to be used:
  • Multi-column List Box control
  • WINDEV Looper control.
<Number of columns>: Integer
New number of columns.
For the list boxes, this number must be greater than 1 (a multi-column List Box control cannot be changed into a standard list box and conversely).
Remarks

Limits

The NumberColumn property applies only to:
  • WINDEV Multicolumn List Box controls (ListView controls displayed in standard mode).
  • Table or TreeView Table controls.
  • Radio Button controls.
  • Check Box controls.
  • WINDEV Pivot Table controls.
  • WINDEV Combo Box Table controls.
  • Dashboard controls.
  • WINDEV Spreadsheet controls.
  • WINDEV Looper controls.
Java The NumberColumn property can only be used with the following elements:
  • Check Box controls.
  • Radio Button controls.
  • Table controls.
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 03/29/2023

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