Anchor Property (AControl)

Version 5

Returns or sets the anchor property of the control in a container.

Syntax

[ enAnchor = ] Object.Anchor

The Anchor property syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

Object

A control

A control object

enAnchor

enumAControlAnchor

An integer specifying the type of Anchor

Where

enumAControlAnchor can be one of the following:

 

Name

Value

Description

actrlAnchorNone

0

The object has no anchor assigned.

actrlAnchorTop

1

The object is anchored at the top of the control container/form.

actrlAnchorBottom

2

The object is anchored at the bottom of the control container/form.

actrlAnchorLeft

4

The object is anchored at the left edge of the control container/form.

actrlAnchorRight

8

The object is anchored at the right edge of the control container/form.

actrlAnchorAll

15 (0xF)

The object is anchored at all sides of the control container/form.

Comments

 

Example

The following statement returns the Anchor property of an ActiveX object:

lAnchor = ob1.Anchor

Applies to

Any control which supports the Anchor property.

See Also

Align