relative
Type
keyword
Summary
Used with the seek and move command to start the action at the current position.
Syntax
relative
Description
Use the relative keyword with the read from file and write to file commands to move within a file, or with the move command to move a control relative to its current location.
When used with the seek command, the relative keyword indicates how far to move the current position. If the number is positive, the seek command moves the current position by the specified number of characters forward in the file. If the number is negative, the current position is moved backward in the file.
(The current position in a file is set by the most recent read from file, write to file, or seek command. If none of these commands has been used on the file since it was opened, the current position is zero. The next read from file or write to file command starts from the new current position.)
When used with the move command, the relative keyword indicates how many pixels to the right and down to move the control.
Examples
seek relative -20 in file "Input Date"
move image "Butterfly" relative 10,-10 - 10 pixels right and up
Related
command: write to file, seek, move, read from file
glossary: command, keyword, negative
keyword: characters, file, control
property: pixels
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 1.0
OS
mac
windows
linux
ios
android
Platforms
desktop
server
mobile