Tree View Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the tree view control; or

  2. if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu.

  3. if selected: ENTER.

Entries

Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so it has the focus, and press F1.

Entry in Attributes Window Represents
Name Handle name of the tree view control (may be overwritten with another name).
Attributes... Subordinate window for editing the tree view control's attribute values. For more information, see Tree View Control Attributes Subwindow.
Nodes: Displays the labels of the tree view items already created. If you select an item in this list, its attributes are displayed for editing. You can also select several items for cutting and pasting.
<<Parent node Subnodes>> These two push buttons enable you to navigate to the next higher level (<< Parent node) or the next lower level (Subnodes >>) relative to the currently displayed branch.
New Creates a new item.
Cut Cuts a selected item and copies it to the clipboard. You can also cut and paste several items at once.
Paste Pastes one or more items from the clipboard.

Note:
The "New" and "Paste" entries insert items behind the currently selected item, or, if no items are selected, at the top of the list. You deselect items by holding down CTRL while selecting the selected items.

Selected node: In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the item selected in the "Nodes" list box on the left.
Name Handle name of the item (may be overwritten with another name).
String STRING attribute value. Specifies the item's label.
... Dialog box for determining sources of STRING attribute values.
Format FORMAT attribute value. Specifies the item's data format type and length.
Edit mask EDIT-MASK attribute value. Specifies the edit mask (if any) used to display the item's label.
Tooltip TOOLTIP attribute value. Specifies the tooltip text associated with the item.
Image IMAGE attribute value. Specifies the image control (if any) containing the image used by the item.
Image index IMAGE-INDEX attribute value. Specifies the zero-based image number used from the specified image control, if any, or the one-based image number from the control's image list otherwise.
Length LENGTH attribute value. Specifies the maximum number of label characters that may be entered by the user.
Style:  
Upper case STYLE attribute value. Label characters entered by the user are automatically converted to upper case.
No check box STYLE attribute value. Check box is not displayed for this item.

Note:
This option only has an effect if the control's "check boxes" style is specified.

State:  
Checked CHECKED attribute value. Item is checked.

Note:
Check boxes are only displayed if the control's "check boxes" style is specified.

Modifiable MODIFIABLE attribute value. Item label is modifiable by the user.

Note:
The control itself must also be MODIFIABLE.

RTL RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
Expanded EXPANDED attribute value. Item's node is expanded.
Sorted SORTED attribute value. Items are inserted in sorted sequence.

Note:
This option is implicitly set if the control itself is SORTED. The existing items on the same branch must already be in sorted sequence.

OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.