Object Inquiry Built-in Functions
Return the size of a region's window.
{window xsize|window ysize} [of] REGION_NAME
REGION_NAME
The identifier for a region.
Description
Use the window xsize and window ysize functions only with regions and tables. The values returned are expressed in the coordinates of the specified region, as follows:
Graphical, Image, Sense, or Dialog Region
Function |
Value Returned |
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window xsize |
The X dimension of the size of the region's window. (For dialog regions, this is expressed in dialog units.) |
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window ysize |
The Y dimension of the size of the region's window. (For dialog regions, this is expressed in dialog units.) |
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Textual Region
Function |
Value Returned |
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window xsize |
The number of columns in the window. |
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window ysize |
The number of lines in the window. |
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Table Object
Function |
Value Returned |
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window xsize |
The number of columns fully visible (always greater than one). |
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window ysize |
The number of rows fully visible (always greater than one). |
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If you use these functions with any other type of object, ESL returns values of zero, along with an appropriate error message.
Example
response to StretchHeight_GR
change Graph_GR window size by 0 (-Squish_IV)
if ((window ysize of Graph_GR) <= Squish_IV) then
make StretchHeight_GR invisible
end if
