Control Properties

The properties defined in the Control class are summarized in the following table.

Property Description
automaticCellControl Specifies whether cells of Table controls are handled automatically
backBrush Contains the bitmap to tile the background of the control
borderColorSingle Contains the RGB scheme color of the control border when the borderStyle property is set to BorderStyle_Single (1)
focusBackColor Contains the background color of a control when that control has focus
focusForeColor Contains the foreground color of a control when that control has focus
fontBold Specifies whether the font style is bold
fontItalic Specifies whether the font style is italic
fontName Contains the font used to display text in a control
fontSize Contains the size of the font used for text displayed in a control
fontStrikethru Specifies whether the font style is strikethrough
fontUnderline Specifies whether the font style is underlined
foreColor Contains the foreground color used to display text in a window
form Provides access to a form of a control from the object
index Contains an identifier to differentiate between control copies that have the same name
parent Contains the direct parent of the control
parentAspect Contains the aspect of the control in relation to its parent
parentBottomOffset Contains the pixel offset of the bottom edge of a control from the bottom of the client area of its parent
parentRightOffset Contains the pixel offset of the right edge of a control from the right side of the client area of its parent
relativeHeight Specifies whether the size and position of a control is relative to the size and position of its parent
relativeLeft Specifies whether the size and position of a control is relative to the size and position of its parent
relativeTop Specifies whether the size and position of a control is relative to the size and position of its parent
relativeWidth Specifies whether the size and position of a control is relative to the size and position of its parent
show3D Specifies whether automatic three-dimensional effects are added to the appearance of a control
tabIndex Contains the tab order of a control within its parent form
tabStop Specifies whether a user can use the Tab key to set the focus to a control

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Properties", later in this document.