An oval is a filled or outlined round or elliptical drawing object that you typically use for design effects (for example, you can put a CommandButton or a picture in an oval). The grouping does not affect the behavior of the controls in the oval.
Oval property |
Datatype |
Description |
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ClassDefinition |
PowerObject |
An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control. |
Long |
Specifies the numeric value of the color used to fill the control: 2 to 16,777,215. For more information about color, see the section called “RGB” in PowerScript Reference. |
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FillPattern (enumerated) |
Specifies the hatch pattern used to fill the control. Values are: BDiagonal! Diamond! FDiagonal! Horizontal! Solid! Square! Vertical! FDiagonal! is lines going from the lower-left to the upper-right. BDiagonal! is lines going from the upper-left to the lower right. |
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Integer |
Specifies the height of the control, in PowerBuilder units. |
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Long |
Specifies the numeric value of the line color: -2 to 16,777,215. For more information about color, see the section called “RGB” in PowerScript Reference. |
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LineStyle (enumerated) |
Specifies the style of the line used to draw the control. Values are: Continuous! Dash! DashDot! DashDotDot! Dot! Transparent! |
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LineThickness |
Integer |
Specifies the thickness of the line used to draw the control, in PowerBuilder units. If LineThickness is greater than one pixel (about four PowerBuilder units), the LineStyle is Continuous!. |
String |
Specifies the tag value assigned to the control. |
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Boolean |
Specifies whether the control is visible. Values are: TRUE -- Control is visible. FALSE -- Control is not visible. |
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Integer |
Specifies the width of the control, in PowerBuilder units. |
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Integer |
Specifies the X position (the distance from the left edge of the window), in PowerBuilder units. |
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Integer |
Specifies the Y position (the distance from the top of the window), in PowerBuilder units. |
Oval function |
Datatype returned |
Description |
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String |
Returns the name assigned to the control. |
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Integer |
Creates a reference to a context-specific instance of the specified service. |
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PowerObject |
Returns a reference to the name of the parent object. |
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Integer |
Makes the control invisible. |
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Integer |
Moves the control to a specified location. |
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Boolean |
Adds an event to the end of the message queue for the control. |
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Integer |
Changes the size of the control. |
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Integer |
Makes the control visible. |
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Integer |
Triggers a specified event in the control and executes the script for the event. |
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Object |
Returns the type of the control. |