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Control_GetCurPos Method

Description

This method will return a list indicating the current left, top, width and height of the control.

Parameters

MyControlReference
Reference to the control in the form of MyProject_MyForm_MyControl.
ProjectFile
String identifying the project as it was passed in LoadProject.
DialogName
String identifying the dialog by name.
ControlName
String identifying the control by name.

Return Values

Returns the following according to the situation:

  • A list that specifies the left, top, width and height properties, all integers.
  • Nil if the control is not found.

AutoLISP Syntax

The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:

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(Odcl_Control_GetCurPos 
		MyControlReference [as Reference])

An alternative convention is to identify the control by providing the project file, the dialog name and the control name:

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(Odcl_Control_GetCurPos
		ProjectFile [as String]
		DialogName [as String]
		ControlName [as String])

Applies For

ActiveX, AngleSlider, Animation, BlockList, BlockView, CheckBox, ComboBox, DwgList, DwgPreview, Frame, GraphicButton, EditableGrid, Grid (Hatch), HtmlControl, ImageCombo, Label, ListBox, ListView, MonthPicker, Option, OptionList, PictureBox, ProgressBar, Rectangle, ScrollBar, SliderBar, SlideView, SpinButton, Splitter, TabControl, TextBox, TextButton, TreeControl, UrlLink.

Example

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; Get the control position
(Setq rValue (Odcl_Control_GetCurPos MyProject_MyForm_MyControl))

See Also

Left, Top, Width, Height, Control_SetPos, Control_ZOrder