Tree View Control Attributes Window

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# Tree View Control Attributes Window

Accessible 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
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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.