Left
Horizontal position in device-independent points, relative to the parent container.
Range: -100000 to 100000.
Put overflow inside a dedicated scrollable parent.
Scrolling solves reachability; it does not fix an incoherent layout. Set the content extent and parent relationship deliberately. A command inside the scrollable region must remain attached to that region when you scroll, while outside status controls stay fixed.
Add ScrollContainer to its intended parent and name it scrMain for this example:
| Property | Example value |
|---|---|
HorizontalScrollBar | "Auto" |
VerticalScrollBar | "Auto" |
Use the full lesson for the owner’s initialization code and its complete layout.
Contract defaults are shown below. Where a new control has a different Designer starting value, that value is listed separately.
LeftHorizontal position in device-independent points, relative to the parent container.
Range: -100000 to 100000.
TopVertical position in device-independent points, relative to the parent container.
Range: -100000 to 100000.
WidthContainer width in device-independent points.
Range: 0 to 100000.
HeightContainer height in device-independent points.
Range: 0 to 100000.
MinWidthMinimum control width in device-independent points; 0 lets the parent layout choose.
Range: 0 to 100000.
MinHeightMinimum control height in device-independent points; 0 lets the parent layout choose.
Range: 0 to 100000.
MaxWidthMaximum control width in device-independent points.
Range: 0 to 100000.
MaxHeightMaximum control height in device-independent points.
Range: 0 to 100000.
TabIndexKeyboard navigation order within the parent container; lower values come first.
Range: 0 to 100000.
ZIndexStacking order among sibling controls; larger values appear in front. Equal values preserve document order.
Range: -100000 to 100000.
AnchorEdges kept at their authored distance when the parent resizes. Use a comma-separated combination of Left, Top, Right and Bottom; Dock overrides the effective anchor without deleting it.
DockAutomatic placement within the parent: None, Left, Top, Right, Bottom or Fill. Dock overrides effective Anchor layout without deleting the stored anchors.
MarginExternal spacing as one non-negative DIP value or Left,Top,Right,Bottom.
VisibleWhether the container is shown in the running application.
BackColorContainer background color as #RRGGBB. Empty uses the current theme background.
BorderStyleContainer border style: Solid draws the configured border; None removes it without discarding the authored color or width.
BorderColorContainer border color as #RRGGBB. Empty uses the current theme border color.
BorderWidthContainer border width in device-independent points.
Range: 0 to 100.
CornerRadiusContainer corner radius in device-independent points.
Range: 0 to 1000.
PaddingInner spacing as one non-negative DIP value or Left,Top,Right,Bottom; child coordinates remain relative to the padded content area.
ClipToBoundsWhether authored child content is clipped to the scroll viewport bounds.
AccessibleNameName announced by assistive technology. Empty uses the stable control Name.
CursorPointer shown over the control: Default, Arrow, Hand, IBeam, Cross, Wait, Help, SizeAll, SizeNS, SizeWE, SizeNWSE, SizeNESW or NotAllowed.
OpacityVisual opacity from 0 (transparent) to 1 (opaque).
Range: 0 to 1.
DesignLockedPrevents movement and resizing in the Designer without changing runtime interaction.
AccessibleDescriptionAdditional help text announced by assistive technology.
AccessibleRoleAccessibility role override. Auto preserves the native semantic role; explicit values use the corresponding platform automation role.
AutomationIdStable automation identifier; empty uses the component Name.
ToolTipTextHelp text shown when the pointer rests over the running control; empty disables the tooltip.
TagApplication-defined text associated with this control; McBasic™ does not interpret it.
EnabledWhether children in the container accept user interaction.
HitTestVisibleWhether the running control participates in pointer hit testing. The control remains selectable in the Designer.
AllowDropWhether this running control accepts application drag-and-drop operations; Designer movement is separate.
DragModeVB control drag: 0 Manual (code starts a drag with the Drag method) or 1 Automatic (a left-button press starts a drag, and the control raises no Click, MouseDown or MouseUp for that press).
Range: 0 to 1.
DragIconCase-insensitive name of a declared project image resource shown under the pointer while this control is dragged; empty shows a grey outline of the control.
HorizontalScrollBarHorizontal scrolling policy: Auto, Visible, Hidden or Disabled. When authored, this per-axis value takes precedence over the legacy ScrollBars alias.
VerticalScrollBarVertical scrolling policy: Auto, Visible, Hidden or Disabled. When authored, this per-axis value takes precedence over the legacy ScrollBars alias.
HorizontalOffsetCurrent horizontal scroll position in device-independent points. This runtime value is read-only and is not stored in the Form layout.
Range: 0 to 100000.
VerticalOffsetCurrent vertical scroll position in device-independent points. This runtime value is read-only and is not stored in the Form layout.
Range: 0 to 100000.
ScrollBarsLegacy compatibility alias: Both, Horizontal, Vertical or None map each enabled axis to Auto and each disabled axis to Disabled. Use the per-axis properties for new forms.
IndexPosition of this control in its control array, 0 to 32767. Several controls share one name only when every one of them has an Index. Absent from the layout, and -1 in code, when the control is not in an array.
Designer values: 0 to 32767. Clear the dedicated Index row for a non-array control; BASIC then reads -1.
Replace control with the object’s Name when creating a handler. ByRef arguments may be changed by your handler; ByVal arguments report an input value.
Occurs after the horizontal or vertical scroll offset changes.
Private Sub control_Scroll()No parameters.
Occurs after the effective control size changes.
Private Sub control_Resize()No parameters.
Occurs when runtime drag data enters this control; set Effect to Copy, Move, Link or None.
Private Sub control_DragEnter(ByVal Data As DragData, ByRef Effect As DragEffect, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Data | DragData | ByVal |
Effect | DragEffect | ByRef |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs while runtime drag data moves over this control; Effect may be updated for the current position.
Private Sub control_DragOver(ByVal Data As DragData, ByRef Effect As DragEffect, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Data | DragData | ByVal |
Effect | DragEffect | ByRef |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs while a control dragged inside the app (DragMode or the Drag method) moves over this control: State is 0 when it enters, 2 while it moves over and 1 when it leaves; Source is the dragged control and X, Y are local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_DragOver(ByVal Source As Control, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single, ByVal State As Integer)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Source | Control | ByVal |
X | Single | ByVal |
Y | Single | ByVal |
State | Integer | ByVal |
Occurs when runtime drag data leaves this control without a drop.
Private Sub control_DragLeave()No parameters.
Occurs when runtime drag data is dropped on this control with a stable McBasic™ effect and local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_Drop(ByVal Data As DragData, ByVal Effect As DragEffect, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Data | DragData | ByVal |
Effect | DragEffect | ByVal |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs when a control dragged inside the app (DragMode or the Drag method) is released over this control; Source is the dragged control and X, Y are local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_DragDrop(ByVal Source As Control, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Source | Control | ByVal |
X | Single | ByVal |
Y | Single | ByVal |
Occurs when a pointing-device button is pressed over this control; Button is stable McBasic™ identity and X/Y are control-local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_MouseDown(ByVal Button As MouseButton, ByVal Shift As KeyModifiers, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Button | MouseButton | ByVal |
Shift | KeyModifiers | ByVal |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs when a pointing-device button is released for this control; Button is stable McBasic™ identity and X/Y are control-local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_MouseUp(ByVal Button As MouseButton, ByVal Shift As KeyModifiers, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Button | MouseButton | ByVal |
Shift | KeyModifiers | ByVal |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs when the pointer moves over the logical McBasic™ control; Button contains the currently held buttons and X/Y are local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_MouseMove(ByVal Button As MouseButtons, ByVal Shift As KeyModifiers, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Button | MouseButtons | ByVal |
Shift | KeyModifiers | ByVal |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs once when the pointer enters the effective bounds of the logical McBasic™ control.
Private Sub control_MouseEnter()No parameters.
Occurs once when the pointer leaves the effective bounds of the logical McBasic™ control.
Private Sub control_MouseLeave()No parameters.
Occurs for normalized pointer-wheel input; Delta is portable, and X/Y are local DIP coordinates.
Private Sub control_MouseWheel(ByVal Delta As Double, ByVal Shift As KeyModifiers, ByVal X As Double, ByVal Y As Double)| Parameter | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Delta | Double | ByVal |
Shift | KeyModifiers | ByVal |
X | Double | ByVal |
Y | Double | ByVal |
Occurs when native system timing recognizes a primary-button double activation on the same logical McBasic™ control.
Private Sub control_DoubleClick()No parameters.
No methods are declared in this component’s built-in metadata. Use its documented properties and events; do not infer APIs from a similarly named control in another framework.
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