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Control Element Forms 236
name of font type
FontHeight (Single)
height of character in points (pt)
Tag (String)
string containing additional information, which can be saved in the button for
program-controlled access
Label (String)
inscription of button
Printable (Boolean)
the control element can be printed
State (Short)
if 1, the option is activated, otherwise it is deactivated
RefValue (String)
string for saving additional information (for example, for administering data record
IDs)
TextColor (Long)
text color of control element
HelpText (String)
automatically displayed help text, which is displayed if the mouse cursor is above the
control element
HelpURL (String)
URL of online help for the corresponding control element
The mechanism for grouping option buttons distinguishes between the control elements for
dialogs and forms. Whereas control elements appearing one after another in dialogs are
automatically combined to form a group, grouping in forms is performed on the basis of
names. To do this, all option buttons of a group must contain the same name.
OpenOffice.org combines the grouped control elements into an array so that the individual
buttons of a OpenOffice.org Basic program can be reached in the same way.
The following example shows how the model of a control element group can be determined.
Dim Doc As Object
Dim Forms As Object
Dim Form As Object
Dim Ctl As Object
Dim I as Integer
Doc = StarDesktop.CurrentComponent
Forms = Doc.Drawpage.Forms
For I = 0 To Forms.Count - 1
Form = Forms.GetbyIndex(I)
If Form.HasByName("MyOptions") Then
Ctl = Form. GetGroupbyName("MyOptions")