Group (Property)

find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls. If the control belongs to one or more groups, ..Group is used to identify these groups of controls.
Versions 19 and later
associate a control with a group of controls.
New in version 19
associate a control with a group of controls.
associate a control with a group of controls.

Reminder: The association between a control and a group of controls is performed in the editor during the control description ("GUI" tab, "Group" button).

Versions 15 and later

This property is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This property is now available for Android applications.

Versions 17 and later

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

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

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

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

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

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

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 20 and later

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

New in version 20

This property is now available for Table controls and for table columns in Android and 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

// Find out the name of the group of controls to which MyControl belongs
NameGroupControls = MyControl..Group

IF Position(BTN_Close..Group, "Btn_Default")>0 THEN
BTN_Close..State = Active
END
// CloseOption is the name of a menu option
Trace(CloseOption..Group)

Versions 19 and later

// The "GR_Options" group was created in the editor
EDT_Options..Group = "GR_Options"
"GR_Options"..Visible = False

New in version 19

// The "GR_Options" group was created in the editor
EDT_Options..Group = "GR_Options"
"GR_Options"..Visible = False

Syntax

Finding out the name of the group associated with a control Hide the details

<Group name> = <Control name>..Group

<Group name>: Character string

Name of the groups to which the control belongs. If the control belongs to several groups, the names of the different groups are separated by a comma (for example: GROUP1, GROUP2).
Empty string ("") if the control belongs to no group.

<Control name>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of the control for which the groups must be found.

Versions 19 and later

Associating a control with a group of controls Hide the details

<Control name>..Group = <Group name>

<Control name>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of control to use.

<Group name>: Character string (with quotes)

Name of the group(s) to which the control must be associated. To designate several groups, the names of the different groups must be separated by a comma (for instance, "GR_Group1,GR_Group2").
Empty string ("") if the control belongs to no group.

New in version 19

Associating a control with a group of controls Hide the details

<Control name>..Group = <Group name>

<Control name>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of control to use.

<Group name>: Character string (with quotes)

Name of the group(s) to which the control must be associated. To designate several groups, the names of the different groups must be separated by a comma (for instance, "GR_Group1,GR_Group2").
Empty string ("") if the control belongs to no group.

Associating a control with a group of controls Hide the details

<Control name>..Group = <Group name>

<Control name>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of control to use.

<Group name>: Character string (with quotes)

Name of the group(s) to which the control must be associated. To designate several groups, the names of the different groups must be separated by a comma (for instance, "GR_Group1,GR_Group2").
Empty string ("") if the control belongs to no group.

Remarks

..Group only applies to:

the report controls.
the window controls (including the table columns) and the menu options.
This property cannot be used with the groups of controls, the table rows, the windows, ...
the page controls (including the table columns).
This property cannot be used with the menu options, the groups of controls, the table rows, the pages, etc.

..Group applies to the following controls:

Button.
Static.
Edit control.
Image.
Check Box.
Radio Button.
List Box.
Combo Box.
TreeView.
Tab.
Table.
Table column.
Supercontrols.