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<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
The Position keyword can correspond to ...
<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.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<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.
<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.
<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia 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.
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
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)...
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
HFreePosition (Function)
Deletes a position saved by HSavePosition.
<Table>.SelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the table record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection data-bound Table control.
<Source>.SavePosition (Function)
Stores the current context of a table: current record, filter, read pointers.
<Source>.Next (Function)
Sets the position on the next table record according to a browse item.
iXPos (Function)
Used to manage the horizontal position (X-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
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.
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
HRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
GesturePosX (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the pointer (finger or stylus).
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
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.
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.
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.
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
XMLSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current position in the XML document.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
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.
<Chart>.ComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
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.
The "Bubble" charts
A bubble chart shows the correlation between three variables via bubbles of different sizes:...
grLegendFont (Function)
Modifies the font used for the chart legend.
CompactOption (Property)
The CompactOption property is used to: determine whether the options of a Check Box, Radio...
TableEnumColumn (Function)
Returns the name of a column found in a Table or Treeview Table control.
grAxisTitleFont (Function)
Modifies the font used for the titles of the chart axes.
FileToArray (Function)
Fills an array of classes or structures with the content of an HFSQL table or query.
The Range Slider control
The Range Slider control is used to easily select an interval or a zoom......
Single Page App
A "Single Page App" is a Web application (Internet or Intranet) whose all pages are grouped...
HSeekFirst (Function)
Positions on the first file record whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal...
HReadFirst (Function)
Positions on the first file record according to a browse item.
Unavailable functions and properties
Some functions and properties have been removed from WLanguage......
TableItemStatus (Function)
Returns the state of a node in a TreeView Table control: rolled up, unrolled or non-existent.
The "Area" charts
The Area chart is used to highlight the amplitude of a change......
Flexbox control description: General tab
In the "General" tab of the Flexbox control description window, you can view and change the options...
The "Scatter" charts
A scatter chart (XY) represents the relationship between two numeric values in two series...
HSeek (Function)
Positions on the first record of the table whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal...
Real-Time Performance Profiler (RTPP)
The Real-Time Performance Profiler (RTPP) is a tool that helps you identify what is slowing...
The "Pie", "Donut" or "Semi-circular" charts
Several types of charts belong to the same family......
TableSearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
SQLGetTextMemo (Function)
Retrieves the content of a Text Memo column found in the query result, for the current line.
Handling a toolbar through programming
WINDEV allows you to handle a Toolbar control through programming......
grSeriesLabel (Function)
Initializes the label of a data series in a chart.
diagHead (Type of variable)
The diagHead type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an end of a connector...