ActiveColumn Property

Returns as an integer the column number that contains the active cell in a Grid control. Not available at design time; read-only at run time.

Grid.ActiveColumn

Remarks

ActiveColumn returns zero if the grid doesn't have the focus.

Example

The following example shows the use of the ActiveColumn Grid property.

m.cTalk=SET("TALK")
SET TALK OFF

PUBLIC oTlb
oTlb = NEWOBJECT("tlbDemo")
oTlb.SHOW

PUBLIC oFrmDemo
oFrmDemo=NEWOBJECT("frmDemo")
oFrmDemo.SHOW

READ EVENTS

RELEASE oTlb
RELEASE oFrmDemo
SET TALK &cTalk

RETURN


DEFINE CLASS tlbDemo AS TOOLBAR

    HEIGHT = 31
    LEFT = 30
    TOP = 30
    WIDTH = 149
    NAME = "tlbDemo"
    CAPTION = "Example"
    CONTROLBOX = .F.

    ADD OBJECT cmdShowColumn AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
        TOP = 5, ;
        LEFT = 5, ;
        HEIGHT = 22, ;
        WIDTH = 100, ;
        CAPTION = "ActiveColumn?", ;
        NAME = "cmdShowColumn"


    ADD OBJECT sepSeparator1 AS SEPARATOR WITH ;
        TOP = 5, ;
        LEFT = 80, ;
        HEIGHT = 0, ;
        WIDTH = 0, ;
        NAME = "sepSeparator1"


    ADD OBJECT cmdExit AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
        TOP = 5, ;
        LEFT = 80, ;
        HEIGHT = 22, ;
        WIDTH = 34, ;
        CAPTION = "Exit", ;
        NAME = "cmdExit"


    PROCEDURE cmdShowColumn.CLICK
        DO ShowColumn
    ENDPROC

    PROCEDURE cmdExit.CLICK
        CLEAR EVENTS
    ENDPROC

ENDDEFINE

DEFINE CLASS frmDemo AS FORM


    CLOSABLE = .F.
    CAPTION = "ActiveColumn Example"
    NAME = "frmDemo"
    LEFT = 60
    TOP = 100


    ADD OBJECT grdNames AS GRID WITH ;
        COLUMNCOUNT = 3, ;
        DELETEMARK = .F., ;
        HEIGHT = 128, ;
        LEFT = 12, ;
        PANEL = 1, ;
        RECORDSOURCE = "names", ;
        SPLITBAR = .F., ;
        TABINDEX = 3, ;
        TOP = 48, ;
        WIDTH = 340, ;
        NAME = "grdNames", ;
        Column1.CONTROLSOURCE = "names.cname", ;
        Column1.WIDTH = 122, ;
        Column1.NAME = "Column1", ;
        Column2.CONTROLSOURCE = "names.nvalue", ;
        Column2.WIDTH = 100, ;
        Column2.NAME = "Column2", ;
        Column3.CONTROLSOURCE = "names.dbirth", ;
        Column3.WIDTH = 122, ;
        Column3.NAME = "Column3"


    PROCEDURE LOAD
        CREATE CURSOR names (cname C(40), nvalue N(19,2), dbirth D)
        INSERT INTO names VALUES('Thomas',12.5,{^1990-5-11})
        INSERT INTO names VALUES('Jerry',18.2,{^1993-1-28})
        INSERT INTO names VALUES('Andrew',9.2,{^1986-1-23})
        GO TOP
    ENDPROC

    PROCEDURE INIT
        THIS.grdNames.Column1.Header1.CAPTION = "Name"

        WITH THIS.grdNames.Column1.Text1
            .BORDERSTYLE = 0
            .MARGIN = 0
        ENDWITH

        THIS.grdNames.Column2.Header1.CAPTION = "Value"

        WITH THIS.grdNames.Column2.Text1
            .BORDERSTYLE = 0
            .MARGIN = 0
        ENDWITH

        THIS.grdNames.Column3.Header1.CAPTION = "Birthdate"

        WITH THIS.grdNames.Column3.Text1
            .BORDERSTYLE = 0
            .MARGIN = 0
        ENDWITH


    ENDPROC

    
ENDDEFINE

PROCEDURE ShowColumn
    WAIT WINDOW AT 4,30 "_SCREEN.ActiveForm.ActiveControl.ActiveColumn = "+TRANSFORM(_SCREEN.ActiveForm.ActiveControl.ActiveColumn) NOWAIT
ENDPROC

See Also

ActivateCell Method | ActiveRow Property | GridHitTest Method

Applies To: Grid Control