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<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<TreeView>.Position (Function)
Displays a TreeView control from a specified element (node or leaf) or returns the name of the first element displayed in a TreeView control.
<Organizer>.Position (Function)
Displays an Organizer control from a specified date or returns the date of the first day (or the date of the last day) displayed in an Organizer control.
<Spreadsheet>.Position (Function)
Displays the specified cell in a Spreadsheet control found in a window:
  • either the visible area of Spreadsheet control is moved to display the cell.
  • or the cell is displayed in the upper-left corner of visible area of Spreadsheet control.
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
Position
The Position keyword can correspond to ...
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
The "Window position preview" pane
The "Window position preview" pane is used to view and/or modify the opening position of the windows currently modified (according to the screen resolution used)...
<Looper>.Position (Function)
Moves the scrollbar to display a specific row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Looper control populated programmatically.
<List Box>.Position (Function)
Displays a List Box (or a ListView) control from a specified element or returns the index of the first element displayed in a List Box control (if the scrollbar was used).
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
<Table>.Position (Function)
Displays a Table or TreeView Table control from a specified row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Table or TreeView Table control.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
<Source>.SavePosition (Function)
Stores the current context of a table: current record, filter, read pointers.
<Table>.SelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the table record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection data-bound Table control.
HFreePosition (Function)
Deletes a position saved by HSavePosition.
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
iXPos (Function)
Used to manage the horizontal position (X-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
MouseYPos (Function)
Used in a mouse or stylus event (click code, hover code, left or right button pressed code, etc.), returns the vertical position (Y) of the mouse cursor in relation to the field or window in question.
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
ScrollbarPosition (Function)
Allows you to manage the position of scrollbars:
  • Modifies or recovers the position of one of the scrollbars (horizontal or vertical) of a field in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application.
  • Retrieves the position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WEBDEV website.
<Map>.GetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
<Source>.Next (Function)
Sets the position on the next table record according to a browse item.
HRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
HLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a table according to a browse item.
HSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current file context (current record, filter, pointers).
Changing the characteristics of window controls
The characteristics of the controls can be viewed and/or changed in...
TableSelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the table record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection data-bound Table control.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
MapGetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
HNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next table record according to a browse item.
<Source>.First (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
GesturePosX (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the pointer (finger or stylus).
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<Chart>.ComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
MDIActive (Function)
Identifies or displays an MDI child window in the foreground.
PanelPosition (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
MapDisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
<Source>.RestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
HPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of the table according to a browse item.
HGetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the table.
<Source>.Last (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a table according to a browse item.
<Source>.SetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
<Source>.GetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the table.
ScrollbarMaxPosition (Function)
Retrieves the maximum position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WINDEV application.
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
MouseXPos (Function)
Used in a mouse or stylus event (click code, hover code, left or right button pressed code, etc.) returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor in relation to the field or window in question.
XMLSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current position in the XML document.
DocPositionTopPage (Function)
Returns the position of the first character in a given page in a Text Processing control.
PagePosition (Function)
Scrolls a page up to position a control in the visible section of the page (top) in the browser.
<Source>.Previous (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of the table according to a browse item.
fWrite (Function)
Writes: a character string to an external file. a memory section....
Constants for managing Toolbar controls
List of constants used by the Toolbar control functions...
Pinned control in a window
A pinned control remains visible even if the user moves the scrollbar of the container to display...
Zooming an image (WEBDEV)
WEBDEV proposes several methods for zooming an image:...
Context menu of windows (AAF)
The popup menu of the windows (right mouse click on the window) contains the following options......
Marker (Type of variable)
The Marker type is used to define the characteristics of a marker that must be positioned on a map...
MenuInsertSeparator (Function)
Inserts a separator into a menu.
XMLFirst (Function)
Positions on the first element (tag or attribute) in the current tree level.
XMLLast (Function)
Positions on the last element (tag or attribute) of the current tree level.
AttachPointAdd (Function)
Defines an attach point for one of the two extremities of a Wire control.
PageEndStick (Property)
The PageEndStick property is used to: Determine the page footer should be right below the last...
MCI constants
List of constants used by the MCI functions....
The Dashboard control
Dashboards are essential elements in an application......
TreeView constants
List of constants used by the TreeXXX functions...
TableMode (Function)
TableMode is kept for backward compatibility.
MenuInsertMenu (Function)
Inserts a menu before another menu in a window.
MapFollowMovement (Function)
Displays the current location of the device in a Map control and updates the location as it moves.
PanelSaveConfiguration (Function)
Saves the current configuration of the Dockable Panel controls of a window.