FormControl.widthMode Method
Gets or sets the calculation mode of the width of the control.
Syntax
public int widthMode([int value])
Run On
Client
Parameters
- value
Type: int
An integer value that indicates how the control width is calculated; optional.
Return Value
Type: int
An integer value that indicates the current calculation mode.
Remarks
Calculate the width according to the following table.
Mode |
Width calculation |
|---|---|
Exact |
The exact width of the control in pixels is used. |
Auto |
The width of the control is calculated automatically, and the value parameter is ignored. |
Column width |
The layout of the form determines the width of the control. |
The width of the control might change when the calculation mode is set to Auto or Column width.
Examples
The following example shows how to return and set the width calculation mode for a form control.
int nWidthMode;
// The ctrl variable was previously assigned
// as a form control variable.
// Retrieve the width mode.
nWidthMode = ctrl.widthMode ();
// Set the width mode.
ctrl.widthMode(-1);
// Set the width.
ctrl.widthValue(180);