The SelectionChanging event has different arguments for different objects:
Description
Occurs when another tab is about to be selected.
Event ID
Arguments
Argument |
Description |
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oldindex |
Integer by value (the index of the currently selected tab) |
newindex |
Integer by value (the index of the tab that is about to be selected) |
Return Values
Long.
Return code choices (specify in a RETURN statement):
0 -- Allow the selection to change
1 -- Prevent the selection from changing
Usage
Use the SelectionChanging event to prevent the selection from changing or to do processing for the newly selected tab page before it becomes visible. If CreateOnDemand is true and this is the first time the tab page is selected, the controls on the page do not exist yet, and you cannot refer to them in the event script.
Examples
When the user selects a tab, this code sizes the DataWindow control on the tab page to match the size of another DataWindow control. The resizing happens before the tab page becomes visible. This example is from tab_uo in the w_phone_dir window in the PowerBuilder Examples:
u_tab_dir luo_Tab luo_Tab = This.Control[newindex] luo_Tab.dw_dir.Height = dw_list.Height luo_Tab.dw_dir.Width = dw_list.Width
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Description
Occurs when the selection is about to change in the TreeView control.
Event ID
Arguments
Argument |
Description |
---|---|
oldhandle |
Long by value (the handle of the currently selected item) |
newhandle |
Long by value (the handle of the item that is about to be selected) |
Return Values
Long.
Return code choices (specify in a RETURN statement):
0 -- Allow the selection to change
1 -- Prevent the selection from changing
Usage
The SelectionChanging event occurs before the SelectionChanged event.
Examples
This example displays the status of changing TreeView items in a SingleLineEdit:
TreeViewItem l_tvinew, l_tviold // Get TreeViewItem that was the old selection This.GetItem(oldhandle, l_tviold) // Get TreeViewItem that is currently selected This.GetItem(newhandle, l_tvinew) //Display the labels for the two items in display sle_status.Text = "Selection changed from " & + String(l_tviold.Label) + " to " & + String(l_tvinew.Label)
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