BBjFormElement::setRelative

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, this method sets whether the position is relative to the parent form element or page margins.

Syntax

Return Value

Method

void

setRelative(boolean relative)

Parameters

Variable

Description

relative

Specifies whether the position is relative. If true, the control is relative to the parent form element or page margins. If false, the control coordinates are absolute.

Return Value

None.

Remarks

None.

Example

rem 'Set relative mode

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

rem 'Obtain an instance of a default BBjPrinter object
let myBBjPrinter! = myAPI!.getBBjPrinter(0)

rem 'Get BBjForm for the selected printer
let myBBjForm! = myBBjPrinter!.getForm(1)

rem 'Get a new page
let myBBjFormPage! = myBBjForm!.createPage()

rem 'Get a new paragraph
let para! = myBBjFormPage!.newParagraph()

rem 'Set relative mode
para!.setRelative(0)
release

See Also

BBjAPI

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