WidgetLocationProperty

Type

operator

Summary

Manipulates the location property of a child widget

Syntax

the location of <mWidget>

Description

Use the location property to set the location of a child widget relative to the top left of the parent. The location property is of type com.livecode.canvas.Point.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
mWidget		The child widget object

Examples

private variable mChild as Widget

public handler OnCreate() returns nothing
    -- place the child widget at the center of this widget
    variable tLoc as Point
    put point [my width / 2, my height / 2] into tLoc
    put a new widget "com.livecode.widget.button" into mChild
    place mChild
    set the location of mChild to tLoc
end handler