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Infinite Table and Looper controls
There are two methods to populate Table and Looper controls programmatically...
The Linear Looper control
A Linear Looper control is used to display a set of controls in a horizontal scrolling list...
LooperCollapse (Function)
Collapses a break that was expanded beforehand in a Looper control.
Report based on a Looper control
A report based on a Looper control is used to directly print the information displayed in the control...
Linear Looper control properties
Merges the specified cells in an Excel document.
<Looper>.Expand (Function)
Expands a break in the Looper control on a given row.
'Image gallery' Looper control
The "Image gallery" Looper control is used to manage the display of a set of images without programming...
LooperAddInProgress (Function)
Gets or sets the display mode of the internal loading window used when additional elements are loaded in an Infinite Looper control.
LooperCollapseAll (Function)
Collapses all expanded breaks in a Looper control.
<Looper>.ExpandAll (Function)
Expands all breaks in a Looper control with break.
Looper control functions
List of functions for managing Looper controls
Display different content for each row
In a Looper control, a different content can be assigned to the Table, Chart, List Box and TreeView controls...
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through controls)
The statement FOR EACH is used to perform different types of browse on the controls (List Box, Table or Looper controls)...
LooperExpand (Function)
Expands a break in the Looper control on a given row.
FAA: Increase the height of the lines in the Table or RepeatString fields.
In Table, TreeView Table and Looper controls, the user can resize the height of rows, in read-only or in edit...
Looper control populated programmatically
A Looper control populated programmatically is directly linked to lists stored in memory...
LooperAddIWBeginning (Function)
Adds a row consisting of an internal window at the beginning of an Infinite Looper control. The row is inserted before the first row in the Looper control. The scrollbar of the Looper control remains at the same position.
LooperExpandAll (Function)
Expands all breaks in a Looper control with break.
Looper control functions (prefix syntax)
List of Looper control functions (prefix syntax)
<Looper>.RefreshVisible (Function)
Changes or returns the visibility status of the refresh bar in a Looper control.
<Looper>.Collapse (Function)
Collapses a break that was expanded beforehand in a Looper control.
The Looper control
A Looper control is used to repeat the controls found in a specific area...
LooperRefreshVisible (Function)
Changes or returns the visibility status of the refresh bar in a Looper control.
<Looper>.AddInProgress (Function)
Gets or sets the display mode of the internal loading window used when additional elements are loaded in an Infinite Looper control.
<Looper>.CollapseExpand (Function)
On a given row of a Looper control:
  • collapses a break (if it is expanded),
  • expands a break (if it is collapsed).
LooperCollapseExpand (Function)
On a given row of a Looper control:
  • collapses a break (if it is expanded),
  • expands a break (if it is collapsed).
Looper control based on a table
This type of Looper control uses data from a table or query...
<Looper>.AddIWBeginning (Function)
Adds a row consisting of an internal window at the beginning of an Infinite Looper control. The row is inserted before the first row in the Looper control. The scrollbar of the Looper control remains at the same position.
<Looper>.CollapseAll (Function)
Collapses all expanded breaks in a Looper control.
InitialContent (Property)
The InitialContent property gets the initial content: of a List Box control populated programmatically. of a Combo Box control populated programmatically. of a "List of values" column in a Table control. in a Spreadsheet control....
NumberColumn (Property)
The NumberColumn property is used to: Get the number of columns in Table, Check Box, Radio Button controls, etc.. Set the number of columns in a multi-column List Box control....
Specific features of the applications for iPhone/iPad
WinGiveSuitableWidth (Function)
Returns the width of a window, adapted to the content of controls.
WinGiveSuitableHeight (Function)
Returns the height of a window, adapted to the content of controls.
Memory (Property)
The Memory property determines if the specified control is populated programmatically or is based on a data file.
WinAdaptHeight (Function)
Adapts the window height to the content of controls.
WinAdaptWidth (Function)
Adapts the window width to the content of controls.
PageToSource (Function)
Automatically updates: the value of the items in a table with the value of the controls in the page. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the page controls....
InputEnabled (Property)
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....
The Layout control
The Layout control simplifies the implementation of dynamic UIs where controls are displayed and/or hidden programmatically......
EnumControl (Function)
Returns the name of Nth control found in the specified element.
TouchScrollable (Property)
The TouchScrollable property is used to: Determine if the control supports touch scrolling. Enable or disable touch-responsiveness for a control....
ControlFindHighlight (Function)
Highlights, in a window or control, all the captions and texts corresponding to a given text.
Anchoring in a page
In a page, the anchors define how the content of a page will behave when the page is enlarged by the Web user....