StoredItem (Property)

Find out the stored item or the stored variable of a Table, Looper, List Box or Combo Box control.
Modify the stored item or the stored variable of a Table, Looper, List Box or Combo Box control.

This modification is available for the "Automatic" or "Dynamic" controls only ("Details" tab of control description).

This modification is available for the "Automatic" or "Dynamic" controls only ("GUI" tab of control description).

Notes:

The stored item is used for the controls associated with a data file or with a query. The stored variable is used for the controls associated with a variable.
The stored item or the stored variable is defined in the window editor or in the page editor, in the "Content" tab of the control description.

Versions 15 and later

This property is now available for the Android applications.

New in version 15

This property is now available for the Android applications.

Versions 17 and later

This property is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This property is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

New in version 18

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

Versions 20 and later

This property is now available for the Table controls in the Android applications and in the iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 20

This property is now available for the Table controls in the Android applications and in the iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// Modify the stored item of the "TABLE_CustomerTable" control
TABLE_CustomerTable..StoredItem = "CustomerName"

Syntax

Finding out the stored item or variable of a control Hide the details

<Stored item/variable> = <Control used>..StoredItem

<Stored item/variable>: Character string

Name of stored item for the specified control. This item belongs to the data file browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
Name of stored variable for the specified control. This name has the following format ":<prefix><Variable name>" or ":<Variable name>"
(the prefix is found only if the programming charter is enabled in the project).(the prefix is applied only if the code style is enabled in the project).
This variable belongs to the variable browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
Empty string ("") if no stored item/variable is associated with the control.

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use:
Table control,
List Box control,
Combo Box control.

Modifying the stored item/variable of a control Hide the details

<Control used>..StoredItem = <New item/variable>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use:
Table control,
List Box control,
Combo Box control.

<New item/variable>: Character string

Name of new stored item for the specified control. This item must belong to the data file browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
Name of the new stored variable for the specified control. This name has the following format ":<prefix><Variable name>" or ":<Variable name>".
The prefix must be specified only if the programming charter is enabled in the project (no matter whether prefixes are displayed or not).The prefix must be specified only if the code style is enabled in the project (no matter whether prefixes are displayed or not).
This variable belongs to the variable browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
Empty string ("") if no stored item/variable must be associated with the control.

Remarks

..Value property

..StoredItem modifies the value returned by ..Value.

Two distinct cases may occur:

The List Box control (or the Table control) is a memory control OR ..StoredItem corresponds to an empty string (""). ..Value is used to:
- Find out the selected row. If no row is selected, ..Value returns -1. If the List Box control (or the Table control) is multiselection, the number of the last selected row is returned.
- Move the selection by specifying the number of the new row to select. The rows that were selected beforehand are deselected.
  To find out the selected row, use one of the following syntaxes:
  
  ResRow = <Name of the List Box or or Table control>..Value
  ResRow = <Name of the List Box or or Table control>
The List Box control (or the Table control ) is a browsing control AND ..StoredItem is not an empty string (""). ..Value is used to find out the stored item for the record associated with the selected row. If no row is selected, ..Value returns an empty string ("").
To find out the stored item associated with the selected row, the following syntaxes are equivalent:

ResStoredItem = <Name of the List Box or Table control>..Value
ResStoredItem = <Name of the List Box or Table control>..StoredItem

..FileLink property

..StoredItem is often used in association with ..FileLink. This association is used to create an automatic link between two data files when calling to FileToScreen and ScreenToFile.

Memory Table control

If a memory Table control must display data coming from a data file, a query or a view:

Create a memory Table control in the window editor or in the page editor.
In your program, specify the item that will be browsed by ..BrowsedItem. This item must belong to the data file, to the query or to the view whose data will be displayed in the memory Table control.
In your program, specify the item to store with ..StoredItem. This item must belong to the data file, to the query or to the view whose data will be displayed in the memory Table control.
Use FileToMemoryTable to initialize the Table control with the requested data. The data will be sorted according to the specified search item.
..DisplayedItem will be automatically initialized.

Memory List Box control

If a memory List Box or Combo Box control must display data coming from a data file, a query or a view:

Create a memory List Box or Combo Box control in the window editor or in the page editor.
Use FileToMemoryList to initialize the control with the requested data.
..BrowsedFile, ..DisplayedItem, ..BrowsedItem and ..StoredItem will be automatically initialized.

Seeking and selecting an element in a browsing List Box or Combo Box control

To seek and/or select an element in a browsing List Box or Combo Box control, we recommend that you use the following syntax:

LIST_OrderList..StoredItem = "CustomerID"
// Find and select the element whose CustomerID is "135"
LIST_OrderList = 135
// If the element sought is not found, LIST_OrderList will be set to -1

Limits

..StoredItem only applies to the:

Table controls,
List Box controls,
Combo Box controls,
ListView controls,
Looper controls.