ContainerChildren (gb.qt4)

This virtual class returns a virtual collection of all children of a container.

This class is not creatable.

This class acts like a read-only array.

This class is enumerable with the FOR EACH keyword.

Properties

Count	Return the number of child controls.
First	Since 3.21 Return the first child of the container, or `NULL` if the container has no children.
Last	Since 3.21 Return the last child of the container, or `NULL` if the container has no children.
Max	Return the number of child controls minus one, i.e. the higher child control index.

Methods

Clear

Delete all children controls of a container.

Example

Public Sub Form_Open()

  Dim hChildren As ContainerChildren = FMain.Children
  Dim ob As Object

  Print "FMain has " & Str(hChildren.Count) & " children"

  If hChildren.Count = 0 Then Message.Info("Add some controls (e.g. Button, TextBox etc.) to the FMain form and try again", "OK")

  For Each ob In hChildren
    Print "FMain contains: - " & ob.name
  Next

End

Code adapted from a post by "shell" on the https://www.gambas-es.org web site.