common-properties

Common properties

All types of user-interface elements, including windows, containers, and controls, share many of the same properties, although some have slightly different meanings for different types of objects. The following table summarizes which properties are used in which object types.

Property	Window	Panel	TabbedPanel	Tab	Group	Button	Checkbox	DropDownList	EditText	FlashPlayer	IconButton	Image	ListBox	ListItem	ProgressBar	RadioButton	Scrollbar	Slider	StaticText	TreeView
active	√					√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√			√	√	√	√	√
alignChildren	√	√	√	√	√
alignment	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
bounds	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
cancelElement	√
characters		√	√	√	√
checked														√
children	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
columns													√
defaultElement	√
enabled	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
expanded														√
frameBounds	√
frameLocation	√
frameSize	√
graphics	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
helpTip	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
icon											√	√		√
image											√	√		√
index														√
items								√					√							√
itemSize								√					√							√
jumpdelta																	√
justify						√	√		√							√			√
layout	√	√	√	√	√
location	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
margins	√	√	√	√	√
maximumSize	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
maxvalue															√		√	√
minimumSize	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
minvalue															√		√	√
orientation	√	√	√	√	√
parent	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
preferredSize	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
properties	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
resizeable	√
selected														√
selection			√					√					√							√
shortcutKey	√					√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√			√	√	√	√	√
size	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
spacing	√	√	√	√	√
stepdelta																	√
subitems														√
text	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√		√			√	√	√		√	√
textselection								√	√
title											√
titleLayout			√					√		√	√	√
type	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
value							√				√				√	√	√	√
visible	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
window	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√
windowBounds	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√