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This property either gets the column number where the cursor is currently positioned, or it sets the column number for the cursor position.
This property either gets the column number where the cursor is currently positioned, or it sets the column number for the cursor position.
==Syntax==
===Syntax terms===
<dl>
<dd>%num
<dt>A numeric variable or expression for the column number.
<dd>%screen
<dt>A reference to an instance of a Screen object.


  %screen:cursorColumn = %num
==Usage Notes==
  %num = %screen:cursorColumn
 
;<font size='3'>CursorColumn syntax</font>
 
; %num
: A numeric variable or expression for the column number.
 
; %screen
: A reference to an instance of a Screen object.
 
; <font size='3'>Usage Notes</font>


Although you can set an absolute position for the cursor using CursorColumn and CursorRow, it is generally more useful to use the ScreenField SetCursor function to move the cursor to a particular field, independent of its absolute location on the screen.
Although you can set an absolute position for the cursor using CursorColumn and CursorRow, it is generally more useful to use the ScreenField SetCursor function to move the cursor to a particular field, independent of its absolute location on the screen.
==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 19:23, 18 March 2011

Return the column number of the cursor position (Screen class)


This property either gets the column number where the cursor is currently positioned, or it sets the column number for the cursor position.

Syntax

Syntax terms

%num
A numeric variable or expression for the column number.
%screen
A reference to an instance of a Screen object.

Usage Notes

Although you can set an absolute position for the cursor using CursorColumn and CursorRow, it is generally more useful to use the ScreenField SetCursor function to move the cursor to a particular field, independent of its absolute location on the screen.

See also