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Version: 2026

Looper control functions
List of functions for managing Looper controls
Infinite Table and Looper controls
There are two methods to populate Table and Looper controls programmatically...
Looper control populated programmatically
A Looper control populated programmatically is directly linked to lists stored in memory...
LooperCollapseAll (Function)
Collapses all expanded breaks in a Looper control.
<Looper>.Expand (Function)
Expands a break in the Looper control on a given row.
Looper control functions (prefix syntax)
List of Looper control functions (prefix syntax)
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through controls)
The statement FOR EACH is used to perform different types of browse on the controls (List Box, Table or Looper controls)...
'Image gallery' Looper control
The "Image gallery" Looper control is used to manage the display of a set of images without programming...
LooperAddIWBeginning (Function)
Adds a row consisting of an internal window at the beginning of an Infinite Looper control. The row is inserted before the first row in the Looper control. The scrollbar of the Looper control remains at the same position.
<Looper>.ExpandAll (Function)
Expands all breaks in a Looper control with break.
<Looper>.Collapse (Function)
Collapses a break that was expanded beforehand in a Looper control.
AAF: Increase the height of the lines in the Table or RepeatString fields
In Table, TreeView Table and Looper controls, the user can resize the height of rows, in read-only or in edit...
<Looper>.CollapseAll (Function)
Collapses all expanded breaks in a Looper control.
<Looper>.RefreshVisible (Function)
Changes or returns the visibility status of the refresh bar in a Looper control.
<Looper>.CollapseExpand (Function)
On a given row of a Looper control:
  • collapses a break (if it is expanded),
  • expands a break (if it is collapsed).
LooperRefreshVisible (Function)
Changes or returns the visibility status of the refresh bar in a Looper control.
The Linear Looper control
A Linear Looper control is used to display a set of controls in a horizontal scrolling list...
Report based on a Looper control
A report based on a Looper control is used to directly print the information displayed in the control...
<Looper>.AddIWBeginning (Function)
Adds a row consisting of an internal window at the beginning of an Infinite Looper control. The row is inserted before the first row in the Looper control. The scrollbar of the Looper control remains at the same position.
<Looper>.AddInProgress (Function)
Gets or sets the display mode of the internal loading window used when additional elements are loaded in an Infinite Looper control.
Looper control based on a data file
This type of Looper control uses data from a data file or query...
LooperAddInProgress (Function)
Gets or sets the display mode of the internal loading window used when additional elements are loaded in an Infinite Looper control.
Linear Looper control properties
Display different content on each row
In a Looper control, a different content can be assigned to the Table, Chart, List Box and TreeView controls...
LooperCollapseExpand (Function)
On a given row of a Looper control:
  • collapses a break (if it is expanded),
  • expands a break (if it is collapsed).
LooperCollapse (Function)
Collapses a break that was expanded beforehand in a Looper control.
The Looper control
A Looper control is used to repeat the controls found in a specific area...
LooperExpandAll (Function)
Expands all breaks in a Looper control with break.
LooperExpand (Function)
Expands a break in the Looper control on a given row.
How to sort the result of a query?
This help page explains how to create a sort query with the query editor....
gToRetrieve (Function)
Describes the text value to display and to return when retrieving the value of an element found in a List Box control or in a Combo Box control.
Rating control properties
The Rating control can be used in a window as well as in a page....
Handling Spreadsheet controls programmatically (in a window) (prefix syntax)
A Spreadsheet control found in a window can be handled through programming......
HRestoreBackup (Function)
Used to restore: an immediate backup (performed by HBackup or via the HFSQL Control Center), a scheduled backup (described by HAddScheduledBackup or via the HFSQL Control Center....
Reloading a document
To reload a document, ......
sysNotificationInput (Type of variable)
The sysNotificationInput type is used to define all the advanced features of an input control, such as a text input or combo box control, in an interactive notification.
WDOptimizer: Canceling/Freeing records in transaction
WDOptimizer is used to......
The Rich Text Area control
The Rich Text Area control is a Static control offering several layout possibilities......
Handling a report (in the editor)
Once a report was created, the description of this report can be modified at any time......
Brochure of new features: Common new features
New features in WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile 28 presented in the New Features brochure....
New Features brochure - Version 28: Common new features
New features in WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile 28 presented in the New Features brochure....
The Site Map control
The Site Map control allows the Web user to......
WDLog: Overview
The different operations that can be performed with WDLog are as follows......
AutomaticErase (Property)
The AutomaticErase property is used to: find out whether an edit control is in "Automatic erase" mode. modify the "Automatic erase" characteristic of an edit control....
TableExpand (Function)
Expands: a branch that was previously collapsed in a TreeView Table control. a branch that was previously collapsed in a Table control. a detailed window displayed for a row....
SchedulerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in a Scheduler control, all the appointments found in a Scheduler control, a specific appointment (selected or hovered)....
OrganizerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in an Organizer control, all appointments found in an Organizer control, a specific appointment (selected or hovered)....
HtmlFormat (Property)
The HtmlFormat property is used to: find out whether an edit control accepts the input in HTML format. modify the input format of an edit control....
ElementWidth (Property)
The ElementWidth property is used to: Find out or modify the width of the elements in an Organization Chart control. Find out or modify the width of the cells in a Dashboard control....
ElementHeight (Property)
The ElementHeight property is used to: Find out or modify the height of the elements in an Organization Chart control. Find out or modify the height of the cells in a Dashboard control....
ProgressBar (Property)
The ProgressBar property is used to identify and change the Progress Bar control used when calculating a Pivot Table control (PVTCalculateAll and PVTCalculateUpdate functions).
TimelineListEvent (Function)
Returns: the list of events found between two given times in a TimeLine control, all events of a TimeLine control, a specific event (selected or hovered)....
AAFExecute (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window. This function can be used to start the spelling checker on an edit control for example.
MultiWorksheet (Property)
The MultiWorksheet property is used to: Find out whether a Spreadsheet control manages several worksheets. Change the worksheet management mode of a Spreadsheet control....