Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

Shortcut button on the toolbar

Ancestors - Control (PRIM_CTRL)Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Details

A Toolbar Button is typically used to perform an action as part of a toolbar or Ribbon.

Toolbar button is very similar to Push Button, however a toolbar button cannot take focus. It can therefore only be activated by the used clicking on it either with a mouse or via touch.

Toolbar button has an Image and Caption, and can also have a Menu attached.

Properties

Name

Description

Alignment

Position of the caption shown on the button

AllowAllUp

AllowAllUp property specifies if all buttons can be unchecked

AutoSize

Automatically resize and reposition the image

BusyUpdates

BusyUpdates specifies how the control updates itself Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

BusyUpdatesOfParent

BusyUpdatesOfParent specifies whether the parent controls updates Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ButtonStyle

ButtonStyle property makes the button 3D or flat

CanFocus

CanFocus returns a value indicating whether the control can receive keyboard focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Caption

Text to be displayed within the control

Check

Check property selects or deselects a button

ComponentClassName

ComponentClassName is the name of the component's class. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentMembers

ComponentMembers provides access to all the member components of this component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentPatternName

ComponentPatternName is used to qualify the class of the component. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentTag

Generic space allowing a value to be stored for the instance Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentType

ComponentType gives you access to the type information about the component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentTypeName

ComponentTypeName is the fully qualified name of the component's class. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

ComponentVersion

Variant of the control being used

Cursor

Cursor sets the cursor image Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

DisplayPosition

DisplayPosition determines the order in which components are shown Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

DragStyle

DragStyle determines how a component can be dragged Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Ellipses

Show ellipses for truncated text

Enabled

Enable activates/deactivates the component Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

FixedPosition

Fix the control position so that it does not move if the parent is scrolled Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Focus

Focus tells whether the component has focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

FocusedStyle

Reference to a style to be applied when the control is focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

FocusedStyles

Collection of styles to be applied when the control is focus Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

GroupIndex

GroupIndex property identifies toolbar buttons

Handle

Returns the Windows handle in desktop applications Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Height

The height of the control in pixels Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Hint

Caption displayed when the mouse hovers over the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintPopup

HintPopup allows a PopupPanel instance to be used instead of the default hint text box Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintShow

Enabled or disable the appearance of hints Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintShowOfParent

Delegate hints appearance to the parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

HintTitle

HintTitle defines the text shown at the top of the hint window in emphasized text Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Image

Repository enrolled image to show in the control

ImageHeight

Set the height and width of the image in pixels

ImagePosition

ImagePosition sets the position of the image relative to caption

IsAnimating

IsAnimating indicates that a control is currently being animated Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

IsRealized

True if the control is currently realized Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Left

Position of the control relative to the left boundary of its parent Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MarginBottom

Bottom margin in pixels

MarginLeft

Left margin in pixels

MarginRight

Right margin in pixels

MarginTop

Top margin in pixels

Menu

Reference to a menu to be attached to the button

MenuPopup

Popup Panel to display as a button menu

MenuPosition

Position of the menu when shown

MenuPromptPosition

Position of the clickable menu prompt

MenuSeparator

Show a separator between the button and the menu

Modified

Modified indicates that the contents of the component have changed Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MouseOver

MouseOver determines whether the mouse is directly over a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MouseOverStyle

MouseOverStyle defines the style to be applied to a control when the mouse is over it Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

MouseOverStyles

MouseOverStyles is a collection of styles to be applied to a control when the mouse is over it Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Name

Name identifies the component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Opacity

Opacity denotes the appearance of a control in terms of its interaction with its background Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Owner

Owner owns this component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Parent

Reference to the control in which this control is visually positioned Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Popup

Popup allows a PopupPanel instance to be used instead of the typical right click popup menu Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

PopupMenu

Reference to a PopupMenu to be shown on a right click Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

PressedStyle

Reference to a style to be applied when clicked

PressedStyles

Collection of styles to be applied when clicked

Rotation

Rotation allows a control to rotate a number of degrees about a given origin Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

RotationOriginLeft

RotationOriginLeft defines the left coordinate of an imaginary point around which a control will rotate Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

RotationOriginTop

RotationOriginTop defines the top coordinate of an imaginary point around which a control will rotate Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleHeight

ScaleHeight is the percentage of the height to use in the visual appearance of a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleOriginLeft

ScaleOriginLeft defines the left coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will scale Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleOriginTop

ScaleOriginTop defines the top coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will scale Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleWidth

ScaleWidth is the percentage of the width to use in the visual appearance of a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScreenLeft

ScreenLeft sets the distance from the left of the screen Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScreenTop

ScreenTop sets the distance from the top of the screen Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScrollLeft

Left position of a horizontally scrolled child control relative to its parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScrollTop

Top position of a vertically scrolled child control relative to its parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewLeft

SkewLeft defines the angle at which to skew the control horizontally Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewOriginLeft

SkewOriginLeft defines the left coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will skew Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewOriginTop

SkewOriginTop defines the top coordinate of an imaginary point from which a control will skew Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SkewTop

SkewTop defines the angle at which to skew the control vertically Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Style

Style defines the style to be applied to a control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Styles

Collection of styles to be applied to the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TabPosition

TabPosition sets the order of focus when the Tab key is used Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TabStop

Set to false to stop focus being given to the control via the Tab key Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ThemeDrawStyle

Name of the Theme DrawStyle to be applied to the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Top

Position of the control relative to the top boundary of its parent Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchMove

Determines how the control will respond to touch move processing Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchRotate

Determines how the control will respond to touch rotation Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchScale

Determines how the control will respond to touch scaling Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

TouchSize

Determines whether a control can be resized Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Visible

Show or hide the control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

VisualStyle

VisualStyle sets the appearance Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

VisualStyleOfParent

Adopt the Visual style from the parent control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Width

Width of the component in pixels Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

WordWrap

Wrap text on to the next line if there is insufficient space

Events

Name

Description

AnimationEnded

Fired when an animation is ended [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

Cancelled

Click

Fired when the mouse is clicked on the control

Origin, Handled

CreateInstance

CreateInstance is signaled when an instance of a component is created [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

DestroyInstance

DestroyInstance is signaled when an instance of a component is about to be destroyed [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

DragDrop

Fired on mouse up to signify the end of a drag process [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

PosX, PosY, Source, Payload, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled, DragResult

DragOver

Fired during the drag and drop process when the cursor moves over the control [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

PosX, PosY, Source, Payload, DragState, AcceptDrop, DragCursor, ShowDropHilight, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled

EndDrag

Fired when the drag and drop process has completed [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

Source, Payload, DragResult, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled

Initialize

Fired after a component has been realized for the first time [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

MouseEnter

The mouse has entered the bounds of the control [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

MouseHover

The mouse has hovered over the control [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

Origin, Handled

MouseLeave

The mouse has left the bounds of the control [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

StartDrag

Fired when the user starts a drag and drop process [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

Source, Payload, Continue, DragList, AggregatedSource, Origin, Handled

TouchChange

Fired repeatedly between the TouchStart and TouchEnd boundaries to provide details of the touch events [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

MoveLeft, MoveTop, ScaleWidth, ScaleHeight, Rotation, Continue

TouchEnd

Fired when the user stops touching the screen [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

TouchStart

Fired when the user first makes physical contact with the screen [Inherited from Toolbar Button (PRIM_SPBN)

Origin, TouchMove, TouchRotate, TouchScale, TouchSize

Methods

Name

Description

FadeIn

Animate from invisible to visible Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Duration, Delay

FadeOut

Animate from visible to invisible Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Duration, Delay, Visible

MoveFrom

Move a control from the specified position to the current position Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Left, Top, Duration, Delay

MoveTo

Animate a move from the specified number of pixels Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Left, Top, Duration, Delay

Realize

Creates the visual portion of dynamically created controls Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Scale

Animate a change of scale Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ScaleWidth, ScaleHeight, Duration, Delay

SetFocus

Sets the control to be the focus control Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

ShowMessages

LANSA Internal Use Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

SizeTo

Changes and animates control size changing Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

Width, Height, Duration, Delay

Unrealize

Destroys the visual portion of dynamically created controls Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)

UpdateDisplay

UpdateDisplay updates the display immediately Inherited from Control (PRIM_CTRL)


See also

All Component Classes

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