number
Type
property
Summary
Specifies an object's position within a file, a card's position within a stack, or a control's layer on a card.
Syntax
set the number of <card> to <number>
get the number of <object>
Description
Use the number property to find out what layer a card is on, to find or change a card's position, or to refer to an object.
The number of a control is its layer on the card. Lower numbers are further back; higher numbers are farther forward. If you create several controls and don't change their layer order, the first control you created has the number 1 and the rest of the controls are numbered in the order of creation.
The number of a card specifies its position in the stack. When you open a stack without specifying a card, the card whose number is one appears first. Setting the number of a card moves it to the specified position in the stack. (Cards are the only objects whose number property can be set. )
The number of a main stack is always zero. The number of a substack is its creation order in the file, from 1 to the number of substacks.
You can refer to any object by specifying its number.
Examples
set the number of this card to 1
if the number of this card is 1 then go last card
put the number of the last button into numberOfButtons
Related
command: move
function: length
glossary: object, property, substack, main stack
keyword: file, ninth, seconds, card, control, integer, home
message: nameChanged
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 1.0
OS
mac
windows
linux
ios
android
Platforms
desktop
server
mobile