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Stored procedures
InterpretAmpersand (Property)
In french: InterprèteEtCommercial
The InterpretAmpersand property is used to determine and change how the '&' character is interpreted in:
  • the caption of a Static control.
  • elements of a List Box control.
  • elements of a Combo Box control.
  • the values of a column in a Table control.
Remark: By default, if a character string contains the '&' character, the letter that follows the '&' character is considered as the shortcut. For more details, see Hotkey.
Example
// The '&' character is not interpreted as a shortcut
LIST_BookList.InterpretAmpersand = False
// Add a book title
ListAdd(LIST_BookList, "War&Peace")
Syntax

Finding out how the '&' character is interpreted Hide the details

<Result> = <Control used>.InterpretAmpersand
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the letter following the '&' character is interpreted as a hotkey,
  • False if the '&' character is not interpreted.
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control to be used.

Modifying how the '&' character is interpreted Hide the details

<Control used>.InterpretAmpersand = <New Interpretation Mode>
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control to be used.
<New Interpretation Mode>: Boolean
  • True if the letter following the '&' character must be interpreted as a hotkey,
  • False if the '&' character must not be interpreted.
Remarks

'&' character interpreted as shortcut

If the letter that follows the '&' character is considered as being the shortcut, to display the '&' character in a caption, it must be typed twice. For example:
  • "War&Peace" will be displayed as "WarPeace" (with Alt + P as hotkey).
  • "War&&Peace" will be displayed as "War&Peace".

Limitations

The InterpretAmpersand property can only be used on:
  • a Static control.
  • a List Box control.
  • a Combo Box control.
  • a column in Table control.
See also
Minimum version required
  • Version 10
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