Control Methods

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

Method	Description
aboutBox	Calls the About box for the control
canBeChildOf	Returns whether the control can be placed on the specified form or control
canControlHaveChildren	Returns whether a control is permitted to be the parent of other controls
canHaveAsChild	Returns whether the specified control can be placed on the control
centreWindow	Centers the control on its parent
clientHeight	Returns the height of the client area of a control in pixels
clientWidth	Returns the width of the client area of a control in pixels
convertFormPosition	Converts the specified horizontal and vertical positions into coordinates relative to the control
createPicture	Creates a picture for the control
createPictureIndirect	Creates a short binary that contains an instruction concerning the window to be copied
delete	Deletes the control
getControl	Accesses dynamically created controls of the same type as the receiver
getControlWindowId	Returns the Windows identifier that Jade creates and assigns to each control window
getFormLeft	Returns the absolute left position of the control on the form in pixels
getFormTop	Returns the absolute top position of the control on the form in pixels
getRegisteredKeys	Returns an array of the keys that are in effect for the control
is3D	Returns whether the control was drawn three-dimensionally
isInPainter	Returns whether the control is on the Painter form
isMoveable	Returns whether the control can be moved in the Jade Painter
isMySheetVisible	Returns whether the sheet is the current visible sheet
isSelectable	Returns whether instances of the control can be selected in the Jade Painter
isSizeable	Returns whether the control can be resized in the Jade Painter
loadControl	Enables an existing control to be cloned at run time
registerKeys	Establishes the entire set of key codes in which the key events of a control are interested
resetFirstChange	Resets the firstChange event status of the control and all children of the control
saveProperties	Allows local properties edited in the Painter to be saved with the painted form
setSkin	Sets the skin for a specific control, regardless of the setting of the skinCategoryName property
setFocus	Sets the focus to a control
setFontProperties	Sets the fontBold, fontName, and fontSize properties for text associated with the control
showMySheet	Provides a control with the ability to make the sheet the top sheet of a folder control

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