MoveTo Animation (PRIM_ANIM.MoveTo)

Move a control to the specified position from the current position

Ancestors - Animation Item (PRIM_ANIM.AnimationItem)Object (PRIM_OBJT)

Details

The MoveTo animation moves the managed control from its current to the Left and Top specified.
 
When the animation completes the control Left and Top will have be the same as the Left and Top specified.
 
For most requirements, the MoveTo method is a simpler solution.

Example

In this example, the label moves to the bottom right corner.
Function Options(*DIRECT)
Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_FORM) Clientheight(349) Clientwidth(576) Height(388) Width(592) Left(218) Top(203) Theme(#SYS_THEME<2015Orange>)
 
   Define_Com Class(#PRIM_VS.Style) Name(#Style1) Backgroundbrush(#Brush1)
   Define_Com Class(#PRIM_VS.SolidBrush) Name(#Brush1) Color(Theme500)
 
   Define_Com Class(#PRIM_labl) Name(#Label) Displayposition(1) Left(8) Parent(#COM_OWNER) Tabposition(1) Top(8) Tabstop(False) Height(65) Width(105) Alignment(Center) Verticalalignment(Center) Style(#Style1) Caption('Click')
 
   Define_Com Class(#prim_anim) Name(#Animation)
   Define_Com Class(#prim_anim.MoveTo) Name(#Animation1) Parent(#Animation) Manage(#Label) Duration(3000) Top(250) Left(400)
 
   Evtroutine Handling(#Label.Click)
 
      #Animation.Start
 
   Endroutine
 
End_Com

Properties

Name Description
ComponentClassName ComponentClassName is the name of the component's class. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
ComponentMembers ComponentMembers provides access to all the member components of this component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
ComponentPatternName ComponentPatternName is used to qualify the class of the component. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
ComponentTag Generic space allowing a value to be stored for the instance Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
ComponentType ComponentType gives you access to the type information about the component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
ComponentTypeName ComponentTypeName is the fully qualified name of the component's class. Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
Duration Number of milliseconds to take to complete the animation Inherited from Animation Item (PRIM_ANIM.AnimationItem)
Left Horizontal position to move to
Manage Reference to the control affected by the animation
Name Name identifies the component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
Owner Owner owns this component Inherited from Object (PRIM_OBJT)
Parent Reference to the animation of which this item is a part Inherited from Animation Item (PRIM_ANIM.AnimationItem)
StartTime Number of milliseconds to wait before starting the animation Inherited from Animation Item (PRIM_ANIM.AnimationItem)
Top Vertical position to move to

Events

Name Description
CreateInstance CreateInstance is signalled when an instance of a component is created Inherited from MoveTo Animation (PRIM_ANIM.MoveTo)
DestroyInstance DestroyInstance is signalled when an instance of a component is about to be destroyed Inherited from MoveTo Animation (PRIM_ANIM.MoveTo)

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

LANSA Version 15, April 2020