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Stored procedures
These properties can be used with different types of elements.
AdditionCompletedThe AdditionCompleted property determines if an element was added to a queue, list or stack, or if the operation is in progress.
AfterThe After property replaces or inserts a procedure after the other procedures in:
  • a Procedure variable.
  • an event associated with a control.
BackgroundColorThe BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report.
BeforeThe Before property replaces or inserts a procedure before the other procedures in:
  • a Procedure variable.
  • an event associated with a control.
ByAddressThe ByAddress property is used to determine if a procedure parameter was passed by address.
ByReferenceThe ByReference property is used to determine if a procedure parameter was passed by reference.
CaptionIn a database, the Caption property is used to:
  • Find out the caption associated with a file item.
  • Find out the caption associated with a data file.
  • Find out and modify the connection caption.
In a report, the Caption property is used to:
  • Find out the text displayed in a Static or Link control.
  • Modify the text displayed in a Static or Link control.
In a window or page, the Caption property is also used to:
  • Find out and modify the caption of a control found in a window or in a page.
  • Find out and modify the caption of a menu option.
  • Find out and modify the title of a window or page.
  • Find out the content of a Breadcrumb control.
ClassThe Class property is used to get the actual type of the class instance handled by an object, variant or dynamic object variable.
ColorThe Color property gets or sets the font color of:
  • a Font variable.
  • text displayed in a Static or Calculated control of a report.
  • text displayed in a window control.
  • text displayed in a page control.
CountThe Count property returns the number of elements in a given set.
DefaultThe Default property determines if a parameter has been passed to a procedure with a custom or default value.
EmptyThe Empty property is used to determine if:
  • a Looper, Table, List Box or Combo Box control is empty. The control can be bound to a data file or use an in-memory data source.
  • a Chart control contains no series.
  • a report control is empty (control linked to an item).
  • an array (or an associative array) contains no element.
  • an element of an associative array exists or not.
  • a queue, a list or a stack contains no element.
EndDateThe EndDate property gets and sets the end date of a time period selected:
  • in a Calendar control,
  • in an Organizer control.
  • in a Scheduler control.
ExistThe Exist property determines if the element of an associative array exists.
FontThe Font property is used to
  • Get the identifier of the font used in a control in a report, page or window.
  • Change the font used in a control in a report, page or window.
GroupThe Group property is used to:
  • find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls. If the control belongs to one or more groups, the Group property can be used to identify these groups of controls.
  • associate a control with a group of controls.
HeightThe Height property gets and sets the height:
  • of a control or block in a report.
  • of a control (in a window), window, row of a Table, List Box or ListView control, option of a Radio Button or Check Box control, break header or footer of a Table or Looper control.
  • of a control (in a page), break header or footer in a Table or Looper control. The control can be overlayable or not.
  • of a break cell in a Table or Looper control.
IconThe Icon property is used to:
  • Find out the icon displayed in the title bar of a window or a Dockable Panel control.
  • Change the icon displayed in the title bar of a window or a Dockable Panel control.
ImageThe Image property gets and sets the background image of a control or block.
LengthReturns:
  • the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces and binary zeros).
  • the size of a buffer, i.e., the number of bytes in the buffer.
MaxValueThe MaxValue property is used to:
  • get and set the top value of a data-bound report.
  • get the maximum value of the current filter.
  • get the maximum value of a data series in a chart.
  • get and set the maximum value for some types of controls.
MemberWhen used on Variant variables, the Member property is used to get the array of named elements.
MinValueThe MinValue property is used to:
  • get and set the bottom value of a data-bound report.
  • get the minimum value of the current filter.
  • get the minimum value of a data series in a chart.
  • get and set the minimum value for some types of controls.
MultilineIn a window or page, the Multiline property is used to:
  • find out and modify the "Multiline" option of an Edit control.
  • find out and modify the "Multiline" option of a column in a Table control.
In a report, the Multiline property is used to determine and change the "Multiline" option of a control.
NameThe Name property is used to get:
  • the name of the font associated with a Font variable.
  • the name of a control, report or report block.
  • the name of a control, group of controls or window.
  • the name of a control, group of controls or page.
NbPendingThreadThe NbPendingThread property is used to get the number of pending threads in a queue or in a stack.
NbReceivedThe property NbReceived property indicates the number of parameters actually received by a procedure.
NoteThe Note property is used to:
  • Find out the notes associated with a control, a window, a page or a report.
  • Modify the notes associated with a control, a window a page or a report.
NumericalProperty Numeric property indicates whether a field is numeric.
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OpeningOptions
The OpeningOptions property gets and sets the opening options of a window manipulated via a Window variable.
This property is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
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OpeningParameters
The OpeningParameters property is used to get and set the parameters passed to a window.
This property is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
RightToLeftThe RightToLeft property is used to get the writing direction on a control, column, window or report.
StartDateThe StartDate property is used to determine and change the start date of the selected time period:
  • in a Calendar control.
  • in an Organizer control.
  • in a Scheduler control.
StateThe State property gets and sets the state of an element.
ThicknessThe Thickness property is used to:
  • Get and set the line thickness for a series (Line charts only).
  • WINDEV Get and set the line thickness in a Wire control.
TypeThe Type property is used to get:
  • the type of element (data file or item) defined programmatically or in the data model editor, view or query.
  • the type of object.
  • the type of data held in a Variant.
ValueThe Value property is used to:
  • Find out and modify the value of a report control.
  • Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a window.
  • Find out the identifier of a stream.
  • Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a page.
WidthThe Width property gets and changes the width:
  • of a control or block in a report.
  • of a control (found in a window), window, column found in a table or column found in a list box (including listview).
  • of a control (found in a page), column found in a table or column found in a list box. The control can be overlayable or not.
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  • Version 9
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