Shape_ Class Properties and Methods

Properties

The following table lists the class properties. The properties listed include the standard Visual FoxPro class properties that the VPM Enterprise class uses and the VPM Enterprise custom properties. Where appropriate, the Comments column of the table describes a property and provides suggestions for its use.

Property & Initial Value	Comments
Standard Properties Used:
BackStyle = 0
Height = 100
Name = “shape_”
SpecialEffect = 0
Width = 200
Custom Properties:
cRightClick_Menu = “S”+_SCREEN.oApp.cCurPre+”FSHP.MPR”	The name of the right-click shortcut menu to be run.
i_cUse_ID = “”	A two-character ID used by the multilingual functionality to provide for the unique translation of a control’s properties.
i_lOverrideDragIcon = .F.	Used by the multilingual functionality to bypass the translation of the DragIcon property value.
i_lOverrideToolTipText = .F.	Used by the multilingual functionality to bypass the translation of the ToolTipText property value.
oActiveForm = .F.	Since controls can be placed on both forms and toolbars, and since calls are made in the methods of this control to methods of the active form, the oActiveForm property will contain the object reference of the active form.

Methods

The following table lists the class methods. The methods listed include the standard Visual FoxPro class methods that the VPM Enterprise class uses and the VPM Enterprise custom methods. Where appropriate, the Comments column of the table describes a method and provides suggestions for its use.

Method	Comments
Standard Methods Used:
Destroy	Releases the object reference stored in the oActiveForm property.
Init	Identifies the form associated with this control and places the object reference of the form into the oActiveForm property.
RightClick	Runs the menu specified in the cRightClick_Menu property.
Custom Methods:
IdentifyActiveForm	Since controls can be placed on both forms and toolbars, and since calls are made in the methods of this control to methods of the active form, this property will contain the object reference of the active form.

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