PictureAlignment Property (AButton)

Returns or sets the alignment of the Picture object on the button face area in the object.

Syntax

Object.PictureAlignment [ = enAlignment]

The PictureAlignment property syntax has the following parts:

Name	Type	Description
Object	AButton	AButton control
enAlignment	enumAButton PictureAlignment	An integer specifying the type of alignment of the Picture object on the button face area in the object.

Where

enumAButtonPictureAlignment can be one of the following:

Name	Value	Description
abtnLeft	0	The picture is in the left on the inner area of the button. Five percent of the control inner width is used for spacing between the edge and the picture.
abtnRight	1	The picture is in the right on the inner area.
abtnCenter	2 *	The picture is centered on the inner area.
abtnTopLeft	3	The picture is in the top left.
abtnTopRight	4	The picture is in the top right.
abtnTopCenter	5	The picture is in the top center.
abtnBottomLeft	6	The picture is in the bottom left.
abtnBottomRight	7	The picture is in the bottom right.
abtnBottomCenter	8	The picture is in the bottom center
abtnAtText	9	Text will be displayed on top of the picture.
abtnLeftText	10	The picture will be displayed left of the text. Five percent of the control width is used for spacing between the text and the picture.
abtnRightText	11	The picture will be displayed right of the text.
abtnAboveText	12	The picture will be displayed above the text.
abtnBelowText	13	The picture will be displayed below the text.

Comment

The PictureAlignment, as well as the PictureDrawMode, can be overridden by the user selecting other values on the 'Layout' tab of the Properties menu of the AButton. A picture can also be used as the background with text over it for some attractive combinations.

Example

The following statement changes the AButton's PictureAlignment so the picture starts on the left of the inner area of the button :

btn1.PictureAlignment=abtnLeft

Applies to

AButton