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Widget Attribute References

To reference an attribute, use the following syntax.

SYNTAX
{ widget-name-reference | handle }
  :attribute-name 
   [ IN container-widget-name ] 

A widget-name-reference is a name reference to a static widget. A handle is a widget handle, procedure handle, or system handle reference. A container-widget-name is a name reference to a static container widget for widget-name-reference or to a browse widget. You need it only if widget-name-reference is ambiguous. For more information on attribute references, see the chapter on widgets and handles in the Progress Programming Handbook .

The attributes in this section are listed alphabetically by name. Each attribute entry defines the data type of the attribute and provides information about read/write status of the attribute.

To read an attribute value, assign the attribute reference to a field or variable of a compatible data type or include the attribute reference in an expression. To write an attribute value, assign the value to an attribute reference.

The following example repositions a selection list (Select-1) to another row in its frame (SelectFrame).

Select-1:ROW IN FRAME SelectFrame = Select-1:ROW + 2. 


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