TabControl class
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| Class Name | TabControl class |
| Class ID | 55 |
| Scope | Basic Development Environment |
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The TabControl class is a class in the VI Server Class Hierarchy, (see also VI Server).
Properties
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| Property ID | Short Name (English) | Description | R/W | RTE | ||||||
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| 24DEB40C | MultColors | Allows different colors on each tab control page.
After you set this property to TRUE, you can use the Colors property to change the color of the page. If you assign multiple page colors and set Allow Multiple Colors to FALSE, LabVIEW retains the color of each individual page but the tab control reverts to its color before you colored the individual pages. If you set Allow Multiple Colors to TRUE, LabVIEW displays the multiple page colors again. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB402 | MultRows | If TRUE, LabVIEW arranges any tabs that extend beyond the width of the tab control into an additional row of tabs. If FALSE, LabVIEW displays navigation buttons on the upper right of the tab control, which you use to scroll through tabs that are not visible. | R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB40D | Auto Grow? | Specifies if you can auto grow the tab control. | R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB409 | Colors | Gets or sets the colors for the foreground and background of the tab control.
You can set the color of the front panel object by wiring a hexadecimal number with the form RRGGBB or by wiring the color box constant to the property. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB40B | BGColor | Gets or sets the background color of the tab control.
You can set the color of the front panel object by wiring a hexadecimal number with the form RRGGBB or by wiring the color box constant to the property. This property is an element of the Colors property. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB40A | FGColor | Gets or sets the foreground color of the tab control.
You can set the color of the front panel object by wiring a hexadecimal number with the form RRGGBB or by wiring the color box constant to the property. This property is an element of the Colors property. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB401 | TabDimension | Gets or sets the tab width, height, or all elements.
To set the size of the tabs, you must set the Tab Size property to Fixed Tab Size or right-click the tabs of the tab control and select Advanced»Tab Size»Fixed Tab Size from the shortcut menu. You cannot set the tab size smaller than the width and height of the tab caption. This property is similar to the Fixed tab size option on the Appearance page of the Tab Control Properties dialog box.
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R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB408 | TabHeight | Gets or sets tab height when using fixed tab sizes.
This property is an element of the Fixed Tab Dimension property. This property is similar to the Height option on the Appearance page of the Tab Control Properties dialog box. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB407 | TabWidth | Gets or sets tab width when using fixed tab sizes.
This property is an element of the Fixed Tab Dimension property. This property is similar to the Width option on the Appearance page of the Tab Control Properties dialog box. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB403 | JustifyTabs | If TRUE, LabVIEW stretches each row of tabs to fill the entire width of the tab control.
This property is similar to the Advanced»Tab Size»Justify Tabs item on the shortcut menu of a tab control and the Justify option on the Appearance page of the Tab Control Properties dialog box. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB40F | PageLabelsVis? | Specifies if the page labels display are visible. | R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB404 | PaneDimension | Gets or sets the width and height of the tab control pane. | R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB406 | PaneHeight | Gets or sets the tab pane height.
This property is an element of the Tab Control Pane Dimension property. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB405 | PaneWidth | Gets or sets the tab pane width.
This property is an element of the Tab Control Pane Dimension property. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB412 | TabInto | If TRUE, the key focus rotates through the contents of the tab control when you press the key.
This property is similar to the Tabbing moves into contents option on the Key Navigation page of the Tab Control Properties dialog box. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB410 | Tab Layout | Gets or sets the tab layout. Valid values are 0 (Text Only), 1 (Image Only), 2 (Text - Image), and 3 (Image - Text). | R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB411 | Tab Location | Gets or sets the tab location. Valid values are Top, Bottom, Left, and Right. | R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB400 | TabSize | Gets or sets how LabVIEW adjusts the size of the tabs.
You can size tabs to their contents, size all tabs to the largest tab, or use a fixed tab size for each tab. If you set this property to Fixed Tab Size, you can use the Fixed Tab Dimension property to set the width and/or height of individual tabs. This property is similar to the Tab Size option on the Appearance page of the Tab Control Properties dialog box. |
R/W | X | ||||||
| 24DEB40E | Tabs Visible? | Specifies if the tabs are visible. | R/W | X |
Methods
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| Method ID | Short Name (English) | Description | RTE |
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| 24DEB000 | Rearrange Pages | Rearranges the pages of the tab control according to the order of the names in the string array. | X |
Events
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History
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