Description
Occurs when focus shifts to the control.
Syntax
bforward = GOTFOCUS (ctrlentID, ctrlclassID, PrevFocusID)
Parameters
GOTFOCUS accepts arguments for the following parameters.
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ctrlentID | Has the format WindowName.ControlName, where WindowName is the identifier of the window that contains the affected control, and ControlName is the identifier of the control. Notice that a period separates the two values. | ||||||||||||||||||||
ctrlclassID | The type of control that recognizes the event. Valid entries are: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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PrevFocusID | The previous value of the GOTFOCUS_CONTROL property. |
Returns
True or false. If false, the program execution returns to the calling procedure. If true, the event processing goes to the next level.
See also
LOSTFOCUS, ACTIVATED, INACTIVATED events, FOCUS property
Remarks
Set_Property(ctrlentID, 'FOCUS') does not execute this event while Set_Property ('SYSTEM', 'FOCUS', ctrlentID) does.