Description
The text of the specified control.
Applies to
Button, GroupBox, and Text controls
Syntax
PowerBuilder dot notation:
dw_control.Object.textname.Text
Describe and Modify argument:
"textname.Text { = ' string ' }"
|
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
|
textname |
The name of a control in the DataWindow. |
|
string |
(exp) A string specifying the text for textname. To specify an accelerator key in the text, include an ampersand before the desired letter. The letter will display underlined. String is quoted and can be a DataWindow expression. |
Usage
In the painter
Select the control and set the value in the Properties view, General tab, Text option.
Examples
setting = dw1.Object.text_1.Text
dw1.Object.text_1.Text = "Employee &Name"
setting = dw1.Describe("text_1.Text")
dw1.Modify("text_1.Text='Employee &Name'")