Row/Column Data Vector Class: _getAlignment

Row/Column Data Vector Class: _getAlignment

Returns the baseline or alignment

Syntax
Details

Syntax

CALL SEND (data-vector-id, '_getAlignment', align<, unit>);

Argument Type Description

align
N returns the baseline or alignment value

unit
C returns the baseline or alignment unit of measure.

Argument	Type	Description
align	N	returns the baseline or alignment value
unit	C	returns the baseline or alignment unit of measure.

Details

The _getAlignment method is valid only if the viewer is a table editor. If the Row/Column Data Vector instance is used in conjunction with the _getRowInfo or _setRowInfo method, the value returned by the _getAlignment method is interpreted as the row's base line. This is the distance from the top of the row to start the text.

If you use the row/column data vector in conjunction with the _getColumnInfo or _setColumnInfo method, the value returned by the _getAlignment method is interpreted as the row's alignment. This is the distance from the left of the column to start the text.

The following conditions also are true when you use a row/column data vector in conjunction with the _getColumnInfo method or the _setColumnInfo method:

The alignment value specified by the _setAlignment method specifies how much space is available in which to align the text from the left of the column.
The alignment justification specified by the _setAlignJust method tells how to justify the text horizontally in the width given by the _setAlignment method.
The alignment character specified by the _setAlignmentChar method is the character on which you want the data in the column to be aligned.
The number of decimals specified by the _setDecimals method is the number of characters allowed to the right of the alignment character specified by the _setAlignmentChar method if the alignment justification specified by the _setAlignJust method is RIGHT.
Use either the _setDecimals or the _setAlignment method, but not both.

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