tabAlign

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the alignment of tab stops in a field.

Syntax

set the tabAlign [of line lineNumber] of field to tabAlignList

Description

Use the tabAlign property to set the alignment of tab separated text.

Examples

set the tabAlign of field 1 to "left,left,right,center"

put "A" \
      & tab & "B" & tab & "C" & cr & "left" & tab & "center" & tab & "right" into field 1
set the tabStops of field 1 to "100"
set the tabAlign of field 1 to "left,center,right"

Value

Name	Type	Description
value	enum	The tabAlign of a field is a return delimited list of alignments, separated by commas. The alignments can be one of "left", "right" and "center" .By default, the tabAlign property of newly created fields is set to empty

Related

message: tabKey

property: textAlign, formattedWidth, autoTab, formattedText, width, listStyle, tabStops, listBehavior, hScrollbar, textSize

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 7.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile