Xbasic
OBJECT.CHILD Function
Syntax
<CHILD_OBJECT> as P = .Child(N num | C name)
Arguments
- num
The number of the child object.
- name
The name of the child object.
Description
Returns a pointer to the specified child object contained by the object.
Discussion
The <OBJECT>.CHILD() method applies to:
- Alpha Anywhere (for <OBJECT> use the keyword "A5")
- Control Panel (for <OBJECT> use the keyword "CONTROLPANEL")
- Browses (for <OBJECT> use either the <BROWSE> pointer or the name of the browse)
- Forms (for <OBJECT> use either the <FORM> pointer or the name of the form)
- Form Controls (for <OBJECT> use the <CONTROL> pointer or the address of the control)
The <OBJECT>.CHILD() method returns a pointer to the specified child object.
Example
The following example illustrates the retrieval of several properties of a button on a form.
dim ptr as P dim cptr as P ptr = form.load("Customer Information") cptr = ptr.child("Button1") ? cptr.text = "Mail Merge" ? cptr.object.width = 0.900000 ? cptr.object.height = 0.350000
Limitations
Desktop applications only.
See Also