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.topic ctrl.label
.title Label
.toc 1 Label
.index Label
.index Caption
.index Alignment

.h1 Label

VB Equivalent: Label -- DVX Widget: label

A static text label. Supports left, center, and right alignment. Put '&' before a character in the Caption to define an accelerator that moves focus to the next focusable control.

.h2 Type-Specific Properties

.table
  Property    Type   Description
  ---------   ----   -------------------------------------------
  Caption     String The text displayed by the label.
  Alignment   Enum   Text alignment: Left (default), Center, or Right.
.endtable

No type-specific methods or events.

Default Event: Click

.h2 Example

.code
Begin Label Label1
    Caption   = "Hello, World!"
    Alignment = "Center"
End
.endcode

.link ctrl.common.props Common Properties, Events, and Methods
