Description
The accelerator key that a user can press to select a column in the DataWindow object.
Applies to
Column controls
Syntax
PowerBuilder dot notation:
dw_control.Object.columnname.Accelerator
Describe and Modify argument:
"columnname.Accelerator { = 'acceleratorkey ' }"
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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columnname |
The name of the column for which you want to get or set the accelerator key. |
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acceleratorkey |
(exp) A string expression whose value is the letter that will be the accelerator key for columnname. Acceleratorkey can be a quoted DataWindow expression. |
Usage
An accelerator key for a column allows users to select a column (change focus) with a keystroke rather than with the mouse. The user changes focus by pressing the accelerator key in combination with the Alt key.
In the painter
Select the control and set the value in the Properties view, Edit tab.
Displaying the accelerator
The column does not display the key. To let users know what key to use, you can include an underlined letter in a text control that labels the column. When you enter the text control's label, precede the character you want underlined with an ampersand (&).
Accelerator keys and edit styles
To use an accelerator key with the CheckBox or RadioButton edit style, select the Edit edit style and specify the accelerator there.
Examples
dw1.Object.emp_name.Accelerator = 'A'
ls_data = dw1.Describe("emp_name.Accelerator")
dw1.Modify("emp_name.Accelerator='A'")