Returns or sets how the control aligns itself to its parent.
Syntax
[form!]C1Elastic.Align[ = AlignSettings ]
Remarks
The Align property is similar to Visual Basic's standard Align property, except for the following:
- It has an additional setting: 5 - asFill, which causes the Elastic to fill all the client area of its container.
- It works even when the Elastic control is inside another control. (The standard Visual Basic Align property only works when the control is placed on the form.)
- After the Elastic control realigns itself to its container, it fires the RealignFrame event. This is similar to the Form's object Resize event.
- The Align property depends on the control's Z-order. The control in the back (last in the ZOrder, and typically the first created) gets aligned first, and the remaining controls use the remaining space in their increasing ZOrder.
If you align an Elastic to the top of the form, then create another and align it to the left, your form will look like this:
If you align an Elastic to the left of the form, then create another and align it to the top, your form will look like this:
The difference is related to the order in which controls were created (ZOrder). You may change this at design time using Visual Basic's Format|Order command or at runtime using the ZOrder method.
These extra capabilities make the Align property extremely powerful. Use it with the AutoSizeChildren and FontResize properties to handle all resizing on any form.
Data Type
AlignSettings (Enumeration)