3q Commonly Used Controls

Controls and their Codes  Variables and Constants  Operators and Functions  Conditional Statements 

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If-Then If-Then-Else Nested Ifs Select Case

 Procedure

– declarations that are performed when you do an action to an object  Design Time  Run Time  Events –  Methods -

 Caption

– sets the text on the title bar  Back Color – background color  Control Box › True: Makes the Control Menu visible

› False: Hides the Control Menu

 BorderStyle

› 0 – None: Can’t be resized, No Title Bar › 1- Fixed Single: Border can’t be resized at

runtime, Title Bar only has the close button, cannot be moved › 2 – Sizable: Default Setting, Border can be resized and Title Bar has Minimize, Maximize and Close Buttons

 Load

– performed as the form is being loaded › Can be accessed by double-clicking an

empty space on the form

Sample Code: Private Sub Form_Load Form1.BackColor = vbBlue End Sub

Caption – sets the text on the button  Default – determines which is the default command button on the form 

› True: Button is activated when Enter is pressed  Cancel

– indicates whether a button is the cancel button in a form › True: Button is activated when ESC is pressed

*Note: You can only have one Default and Cancel button on a Form

 Style

– sets the appearance of a control

› 0 – Standard : Text-Only › 1 – Graphical : Can contain a Picture or

Colored Background  Enabled

– sets whether a control can interact with an event › Can be True or False

 Visible

– Hides or shows a button

› Can be True or False

 Click

- performs an action when the control is clicked

Syntax: Private Sub Command1_Click () Statements End Sub

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Alignment - Sets the alignment › 0-Left Justify: Align Left › 1-Right Justify: Align Right › 2-Center: Align Center

 Auto

Size – automatically resizes the label to fit the contents › Can be True or False

 Back

Style – indicates whether the background is transparent or opaque

 Text

– displays text on the text box  Max Length – limits the number of characters to be entered by the user  Password Char – Sets the character that would mask the characters entered by the user

 Locked

– sets whether the user can edit the text on a control › True: User can’t edit the text › False: User can edit the text

 Tab

Index – sets the order in which controls get the focus › Starts at zero