DisplayedItem (Property)

Handling the browsing Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls using properties
Modifying the item displayed in the memory Table controls, browsing Table controls and Table controls on source
Memory Table control
Memory List Box control
ListView control
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DisplayedItem (Property)

In french: RubriqueAffichée

..DisplayedItem is used to:

Find out the item or the variable displayed by the control.
Modify the item or the variable displayed by the control.

Remarks:

In the report "Opening" event, this property is used to modify the item displayed in a control when the data source of the report is modified by programming (by ..SourceName for example).
If this property is used in the control "Before printing" event, the change will be performed the next time the control is printed (indeed, the item value is already read when running the control "Before printing" event).
The displayed item can come from a data file, a view or a query.
The stored item or variable is defined in the window or page editor, in the "Content" tab of the control description.

For a ListView control, this item corresponds to the caption displayed in the ListView control.

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

New in version 18

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

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

// -- Report opening
// Change the browsed data file
RPT_Report1..SourceName = Customer
// New item displayed in "CustomerName" control
CustomerName..DisplayedItem = "CustomerName"

// Change the data file associated with the report
// Switch from Customer data file to Prospect data file
RPT_CustomerReport..SourceName = Prospect
// Change the view associated with the report.
// This view is based on the Prospect data file
RPT_CustomerReport..ViewName = MyCustomerView84
CustomerName..DisplayedItem = "ProspectName"

// Modify the items displayed in "TABLE_CustomerTable"
TABLE_CustomerTable..DisplayedItem = "CustomerFirstName|CustomerLastName|ZIP|City"

// Modify the item displayed in "LIST_CustomerList"
LIST_CustomerList..DisplayedItem "CustomerFirstName"

Syntax

Finding out the item/variable displayed by a Table, List Box or Combo Box control Hide the details

<Item/variable currently displayed> = <Control used>..DisplayedItem

<Item/variable currently displayed>: Character string

Name of item displayed by the specified control. This item belongs to the data file browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
Name of variable displayed by the specified control. This name has the following format:

":<prefix><Variable name>"

or

":<Variable name>"

(the prefix is applied only if the code style is enabled in the project).
This variable belongs to the variable browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
For a Table control, list of the names of items or variables displayed by each column. The names of items/variables are separated by the "|" character (AltGr + 6 keys).

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use: Table, List Box, ListView or Combo Box.

Modifying the item/variable displayed by a Table, List Box or Combo Box control Hide the details

<Control used>..DisplayedItem = <New item/variable>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use: Table, List Box, ListView or Combo Box.

<New item/variable>: Character string

Name of item that will be displayed in the specified control. This item belongs to the data file browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
Name of variable that will be displayed in the specified control. This name has the following format:

":<prefix><Variable name>"

or

":<Variable name>"

The prefix must be specified only if the code style is enabled in the project (no matter whether prefixes are displayed or not).
This variable belongs to the variable browsed by the control (returned or modified by ..BrowsedFile).
For a Table control, list of the names of items or variables displayed by each column. The names of items/variables are separated by the "|" character (AltGr + 6 keys).

Finding out the item displayed by a report control Hide the details

<Item currently displayed> = <Control used>..DisplayedItem

<Item currently displayed>: Character string

Name of item associated with the specified control. For a multi-file link, the item name has the following format:

<Name File1>.<Item name> + TAB + <Name File2>.<Item name>

This item corresponds to:
an item that belongs to the file used as data source for the report (returned or modified by ..SourceName).
an item (or its alias) belonging to the query used as data source of report.

<Control used>: Control name

Name of report control to use.
In a report, this control can be:
an Image control,
a Bar Code control,
an RTF Static control,
a Static control,
a Check Box control,
Versions 15 and later
a Calculated control.
New in version 15
a Calculated control.
a Calculated control.
Versions 21 and later
a Spreadsheet control
New in version 21
a Spreadsheet control
a Spreadsheet control

Modifying the item displayed by a report control Hide the details

<Control used>..DisplayedItem = <New item>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of report control to use.
In a report, this control can be:
an Image control,
a Bar Code control,
an RTF Static control,
a Static control,
a Check Box control,
Versions 15 and later
a Calculated control.
New in version 15
a Calculated control.
a Calculated control.
Versions 21 and later
a Spreadsheet control
New in version 21
a Spreadsheet control
a Spreadsheet control

<New item>: Character string with quotes

Name of new item associated with the specified control. For a multi-file link, the item name has the following format:

<Name File1>.<Item name> + TAB + <Name File2>.<Item name>

This item corresponds to:
an item that belongs to the file used as data source for the report (returned or modified by ..SourceName).
an item (or its alias) belonging to the query used as data source of report.

Remarks

Handling the browsing Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls using properties

The records displayed in a browsing List Box, Table, Looper or Combo Box control come from the data file or query specified with ..BrowsedFile.
The sort direction is defined by ..BrowsedItem.
The records can be filtered by ..Filter or by HFilter.

Modifying the item displayed in the memory Table controls, browsing Table controls and Table controls on source

If <New item/variable> contains:

A number of items greater than the number of columns in the Table control, only the first items (or variables) are associated with the existing table columns.
A number of items lower than the number of columns in the Table control, the "additional" columns will not be associated with any item (or variable).

Remark: To associate a column with an item or with a variable, use ..FileLink.

Memory Table control

If a memory Table control must display data coming from a data file, a query or a view:

Create a memory Table control in the window editor.
In your program, specify the item that will be browsed by ..BrowsedItem. This item must belong to the data file, to the query or to the view whose data will be displayed in the memory Table control.
Use FileToMemoryTable to initialize the Table control with the desired data. The data will be sorted according to the specified search item.
..DisplayedItem will be automatically initialized.

Memory List Box control

If a memory List Box or Combo Box control must display data coming from a data file, a query or a view:

Create a memory List Box or Combo Box control in the window editor.
Use FileToMemoryList to initialize the List Box or Combo Box control with the desired data.
..BrowsedFile, ..DisplayedItem, ..BrowsedItem and ..StoredItem will be automatically initialized.

ListView control

In a ListView control, ..DisplayedItem is used to find out and modify the item corresponding to the captions of the elements displayed in the control.

To find out and modify the item corresponding to the images displayed in the control, use ..DisplayedItemImage.

Limits

In the windows, ..DisplayedItem only applies to the:

Table controls,
List Box or ListView controls,
Combo Box controls.

In the reports, ..DisplayedItem applies to the following controls:

Image control.
Bar Code control.
RTF Static control.
Static control.
Check Box control.
Versions 15 and later
calculated control.
New in version 15
calculated control.
calculated control.
Versions 21 and later
Spreadsheet control.
New in version 21
Spreadsheet control.
Spreadsheet control.