VRLine

The Line Object is a simple object allows you to draw horizontal or vertical lines in a VX-REXX window.

The Line Object has no methods other than the standard methods available to any VX-REXX object:

DefineEvent
InvokeHelp
ListMethods
ListProperties
PostEvent
StartDrag

Properties

Specific Properties

The Line Object has the following specific properties:

Direction
LineColor
Thickness

Direction

Defines the direction of the line. When you change the Direction property, the line will pivot around its top/left anchor point.

Note: You can also use the first character of the word V or H to set the direction.

Data Type: String
Possible Values

Horizontal
Vertical

LineColor

Sets the color of the line to any of the standard VX-REXX colours.

Note: Using the "<default>" colour will make the line invisible.

Data Type: String
Possible Values

White
Black
Blue
Red
Pink
Green
Cyan
Yellow
DarkGray
DarkBlue
DarkRed
DarkPink
DarkGreen
DarkCyan
Brown
PaleGrey
<default>

Thinkness

Defines the thickness of the line in TWIPS. This property will override the Width property if the Direction is Vertical or the Height property if the Direction is Horizontal.

Data Type: Numeric
Possible Values

Any +ve integer
1mm = 56 TWIPS.

Standard Properties

The Line Object also has the following standard properties:

ClassName
ClipSiblings
Enabled
FirstChild
Height
HelpTag
HelpText
HintText
HWnd
Left
Name
Painting
Parent
Self
Sibling
SiblingOrder
Top
UserData
Visible
Width