BBjStaticText::getAlignment

Description

Returns the alignment of the text in the BBjStaticText control.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

int

getAlignment()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Returns one of the following constants:

    ALIGN_LEFT

    ALIGN_RIGHT

    ALIGN_CENTER

Remarks

The default alignment is ALIGN_LEFT.

Example

rem 'Get the aligment of text in a static text control

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjAPI object
let myAPI! = BBjAPI()

rem 'Open the SysGui device
SYSGUI = UNT
OPEN (SYSGUI) "X0"

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjSysGui object
let mySysGui! = myAPI!.getSysGui()

rem 'Set addWindow param values
X = 10
Y = 10
WIDTH = 200
HEIGHT = 200
TITLE$="BBj Window"

rem 'Set the current context
mySysGui!.setContext(0)

rem 'Create a window
myWindow! = mySysGui!.addWindow(X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT,TITLE$)

rem 'Add a static text control on the window
myStaticText! = myWindow!.addStaticText(101,50,100,90,30,"Static Text")

rem 'Set the alignment of the text in the static text to right aligment
myStaticText!.setAlignment(mySysGui!.ALIGN_LEFT)

rem 'Get the alignment of the text in the static text control, this will return ALIGN_RIGHT
ALIGNMENT = myStaticText!.getAlignment()

rem 'Register the CALLBACK routines
CALLBACK(ON_CLOSE,APP_CLOSE,mySysGui!.getContext())

rem 'Process Events
process_events

rem 'Callback routine called when the user closes the application window
APP_CLOSE:
release

See Also

BBjAPI

BBjSysGui

BBjControl

BBjWindow

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.