COLUMN attribute

The column position of the left edge of the widget or the column position of the mouse cursor for the last mouse event on the display.

Data type: DECIMAL

Access: Readable/Writeable

Applies to: BROWSE widget (browse and column), BUTTON widget, COMBO-BOX widget, CONTROL-FRAME widget, DIALOG-BOX widget, EDITOR widget, FIELD-GROUP widget, FILL-IN widget, FRAME widget, IMAGE widget, LAST-EVENT system handle, LITERAL widget, RADIO-SET widget, RECTANGLE widget, SELECTION-LIST widget, SLIDER widget, TEXT widget, TOGGLE-BOX widget, WINDOW widget

For browse cells, field groups, and the LAST-EVENT handle, it is readable only.

For all widgets except windows, the COLUMN attribute specifies the location, in character units, of the left edge of the widget relative to the left edge of its parent widget. In windows, the location is relative to the left edge of the display.

For browse columns, the COLUMN attribute returns the Unknown value (?) if the column is hidden.

For control-frames, the COLUMN attribute maps to the Left property of the control-frame COM object (ActiveX control container).

For the LAST-EVENT handle, the COLUMN attribute specifies the column location, in character units, of the last mouse event relative to the left edge of the current frame.

This attribute is functionally equivalent to the X attribute.