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Stored procedures
The 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.
  • WINDEVUniversal Windows 10 AppUser code (UMC) associating 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 ("UI" tab, "Group" button).
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)
WINDEVUniversal Windows 10 AppUser code (UMC)
// 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 used>.Group
<Group name>: Character string
  • Name of the groups to which the control belongs. If the control belongs to more than one group, the names of the different groups are separated by a comma (e.g., "GR_GROUP1,GR_GROUP2").
  • Empty string ("") if the control belongs to no group.
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control for which the groups must be found.
WINDEVWINDEV MobileUniversal Windows 10 AppUser code (UMC)

Associating a control with a group of controls Hide the details

<Control used>.Group = <Group name>
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control to be used.
<Group name>: Character string
  • 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
The Group property applies only to:
  • WINDEVWEBDEV - Server codeReports and QueriesUniversal Windows 10 AppiPhone/iPadIOS Widget the report controls.
  • WINDEVWINDEV Mobile 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, ...
  • WEBDEV - Server code 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.
Java The Group property can only be used in the following controls:
  • Button.
  • Static.
  • Edit control.
  • Image.
  • Check Box.
  • Radio Button.
  • List Box.
  • Combo Box.
  • TreeView.
  • Tab.
  • Table.
  • Table column.
  • Supercontrols.
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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