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Version: 2026

Looper control based on a table
This type of Looper control uses data from a table or query...
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...
Infinite Table and Looper controls
There are two methods to populate Table and Looper controls programmatically...
<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).
LooperRefreshVisible (Function)
Changes or returns the visibility status of the refresh bar in a Looper control.
<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.
The Combo Box control
The "Combo Box" control is used to display a list of elements and to select an element from this list......
<Kanban>.Display (Function)
Refreshes a Kanban control or a card in the Kanban control.
Zombie data files and items
During the life of an application, items live and die......
Automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Markdown (Property)
The Property Markdown allows: for control s a window to manage the "Markdown support" option (present in the "Detail" tab of the description window of the control). for the Static control of an report: determine if a Static control of a report is of type Markdown. set the type of a Static control in a report to Markdown....
Control (Variable type)
The Control type is used to define the characteristics of a control.
ImageHeight (Property)
The ImageHeight property is used to: Find out the height of the image section displayed in an image control or in the background of a chart control. Modify the height of the image section displayed in an image control or in the background of a chart control....
Style of a control
As soon as it is created, a control is associated with a style......
Handling a Sliding Banner control through programming
A Sliding Banner control can be handled through programming......
Managing dates and times
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several methods for managing dates and times in your applications......
DisplayMode (Property)
The 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...
Accessing a database in local mode (SQLite)
WEBDEV allows a site to create and access a database created by the browser on the computer of the Web user in browser code....
Handling an element of a TreeView control programmatically
This help page explains how to handle the elements of a TreeView control either directly or via the WLanguage functions......
Border (Property)
The Border property is used to get and change the characteristics of the borders: for a report control or block. for a window control. for a cell of a Table control....
Image control: Operating mode of a clickable image
You can define the click actions of an Image control ("General" tab of the control description window) to make it Clickable Image control......
EndDate (Property)
The EndDate property gets and sets the selected time period end date: in a Calendar control, in an Organizer control. in a Scheduler control....
Style sheet
A style sheet ("......
Color (Property)
The Color property is used to get or change the font color for: a Font variable. a text displayed in a Static control or in a calculated control of a report. a text displayed in a window control. a text displayed in a page control....
InterpretAmpersand (Property)
The InterpretAmpersand property is used to determine and change how the '&' character is interpreted in: the caption of a Static control. the elements of a List Box control. the elements of a Combo Box control. the values of a column in a Table control....
Classes, members, methods and properties
A class is made of......
The "Modifier"pane
The "Modifier" pane is used to view and/or modify, from the window editor, page editor or report editor, the main characteristics......
Handling a Progress Bar control through programming
A Progress Bar control can be handled through programming......
RichEdit (Property)
The RichEdit property is used to manage the RTF (Rich Text Format) type: of an edit control or Static control found in a window. of a Static control found in a report....