Common propertiesΒΆ
All types of user-interface elements, including windows, containers, and controls, share many of the same properties, although some have slightly different meanings for different types of objects. The following table summarizes which properties are used in which object types.
Property |
Window |
Panel |
TabbedPanel |
Tab |
Group |
Button |
Checkbox |
DropDownList |
EditText |
FlashPlayer |
IconButton |
Image |
ListBox |
ListItem |
ProgressBar |
RadioButton |
Scrollbar |
Slider |
StaticText |
TreeView |
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active |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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alignChildren |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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alignment |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
bounds |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
cancelElement |
x |
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characters |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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checked |
x |
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children |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
columns |
x |
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defaultElement |
x |
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enabled |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
expanded |
x |
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frameBounds |
x |
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frameLocation |
x |
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frameSize |
x |
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graphics |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
helpTip |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
icon |
x |
x |
x |
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image |
x |
x |
x |
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index |
x |
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items |
x |
x |
x |
|||||||||||||||||
itemSize |
x |
x |
x |
|||||||||||||||||
jumpdelta |
x |
|||||||||||||||||||
justify |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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layout |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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location |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
margins |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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maximumSize |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
maxvalue |
x |
x |
x |
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minimumSize |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
minvalue |
x |
x |
x |
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orientation |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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parent |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
preferredSize |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
properties |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
resizeable |
x |
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selected |
x |
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selection |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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shortcutKey |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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size |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
spacing |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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stepdelta |
x |
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subitems |
x |
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text |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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textselection |
x |
x |
||||||||||||||||||
title |
x |
|||||||||||||||||||
titleLayout |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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type |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
value |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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visible |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
window |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
windowBounds |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |